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Calcium is important in skeletal muscle contraction because it

A

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

B

activates the myosin ATPase by binding to it

C

detaches the myosin head from the actin filament

D

prevents the formation of bonds between the myosin cross bridges and the actin filament.

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