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The Frozen Contraction of Muscle Cells Called Rigor Mortis Occurs

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The frozen contraction of muscle cells called rigor mortis occurs after death because ____.


A) ions are not available in the cytoplasm of muscle cells
B) tropomyosin breaks down quickly
C) crossbridges become very rigid structures
D) ATP production stops
E) muscle cells are flooded with neurotransmitters

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