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What Will Be the Effect of a Drug That Prevents

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What will be the effect of a drug that prevents the release of intracellular calcium?


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Rigor Mortis

Increased rigidity of muscle after death due to cross-bridge formation between actin and myosin as calcium ions leak from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.

Cross-Bridges

The connections formed between actin and myosin filaments in the muscle fiber during contraction.

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

A specialized type of smooth endoplasmic reticulum found in muscle cells, involved in the regulation of calcium ions.

Anaerobic Respiration

A form of respiration that occurs without oxygen, converting glucose into energy through processes like fermentation, producing less energy than aerobic respiration.

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