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Calcium is important in skeletal muscle contraction because it

A

prevents the formation of bonds between the myosin cross bridges and the actin filaments

B

Detaches the myosin head from the actin filament

C

activates the myosin ATPase by binding to it.

D

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

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