The Muscle Stiffness That Results from Abnormally High Calcium Levels

question 119

Multiple Choice

The muscle stiffness that results from abnormally high calcium levels in the blood is termed

• A)calcium rigor.
• B)calcium tetany.
• C)myosinotoxicosis.
• D)calmodulin dysfunction.

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