Multiple Choice
A variety of smooth muscle relaxants can promote the occurrence of Ca++ sparks beneath sarcolemma of smooth muscle.The Ca++ sparks are thought to originate from a local activation of the ryanodine receptor,just beneath the sarcolemma.These Ca++ sparks promote relaxation by:
A) Activating the Na+-Ca++ antiporter in the smooth muscle.
B) Activating the Ca++-dependent phosphatase calcineurin in the smooth muscle.
C) Activating Ca++-dependent K+ channels in the smooth muscle.
D) Promoting myosin light-chain phosphorylation in the smooth muscle.
E) Activating Rho kinase in the smooth muscle.
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