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Sliding filament theory was given by

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A.F Huxley and Ralph Niedergerke
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H.E Huxley and Jean Hanson
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Albert Szent Gyorgi
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Both a and b
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Solution

The correct option is D Both a and b
Sliding filament theory was given independently by two groups of scientists- A.F Huxley and Ralph Niedergerke (1954); H.E Huxley and Jean Hanson (1954). This theory was proposed to describe the mechanism of muscle contraction.
The electrical and biochemical changes that occur during muscle contraction were described by another scientist- Albert Szent Gyorgi.

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