The Sarcomere Length of Isolated Heart Myoblasts Can Be Measured

question 32

Multiple Choice

The sarcomere length of isolated heart myoblasts can be measured over time in the laboratory.The myoblasts are maintained in a buffer during the experiment.In a control experiment,Ca²⁺ and ATP are added to the buffer and the change in sarcomere length is analyzed.If EDTA,a chelating agent that sequesters Ca²⁺,was included in the buffer,the length change would be __________ compared with a control experiment without EDTA.

• A) smaller
• B) greater
• C) the same
• D) There is no way to determine the result given the information provided.

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