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When an Organism Dies, Its Muscles Remain in a Contracted

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When an organism dies, its muscles remain in a contracted state termed rigor mortis for a brief period of time. Which of the following most directly contributes to this phenomenon?


A) no ATP to move cross-bridges
B) no ATP to break cross-bridges between thick and thin filaments
C) no calcium to bind to troponin
D) no oxygen supplied to muscle
E) no energy for the synthesis of actin and myosin

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