_________ Exhibit Profound Effects on Such Things as Neuromuscular Excitability

question 45

Multiple Choice

_________ exhibit profound effects on such things as neuromuscular excitability.

• A)Free, unbound diffusible Ca₂₊
• B)Intracellular Ca₂₊
• C)Calcium phosphate crystals impregnated in the organic matrix of bone
• D)Calcium bound to plasma proteins
• E)Insoluble Ca₂₊ salts

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