The Electric Signal for a Contraction Passes Rapidly from One

question 22

Multiple Choice

The electric signal for a contraction passes rapidly from one muscle cell to the next by way of

• A) tight junctions.
• B) desmosomes.
• C) gap junctions.
• D) integral membrane proteins.
• E) freeze-fractures.

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