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In 1954, Mickey Mantle Earned $21,000 Playing for the New

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In 1954, Mickey Mantle earned $21,000 playing for the New York Yankees. The CPI in 1954 was 26.9, and the CPI in 2010 was 218.06. What is Mickey Mantle's 1954 salary in 2010 dollars?


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Glycogen Stores

Accumulations of glycogen within the liver and muscles, serving as a form of energy storage for the body.

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

A network of membrane-enclosed tubules in muscle cells that stores and releases calcium ions, critical for muscle contraction.

Transverse Tubules

These are extensions of the cell membrane that penetrate into the center of skeletal and cardiac muscle cells, facilitating the uniform contraction of the muscle.

Sarcolemma

The thin, plasma membrane that envelopes a muscle cell (fiber), playing a critical role in muscle contraction.

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