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Calcium is important in skeletal muscle ...

Calcium is important in skeletal muscle contraction because it

A

detaches the myosin head from the ac- tin filament

B

activates the myosin ATPase by binding to it.

C

) binds to troponin to remove the masking of active sites on actin for myosin

D

prevents the formation of bonds between the myosin cross bridges and the actin fila- ment

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The correct Answer is:
C
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