Cardiac cells damaged by infarction will show all of the following except

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Cardiac cells damaged by infarction will not show an increase in metabolic activity. In fact, damaged cells will have reduced metabolic activity due to decreased oxygen availability and disrupted cellular processes. Therefore, option E is the correct answer as all other options are factual consequences of cardiac cell damage due to infarction. Option A involves a switch to anaerobic metabolism as cells are deprived of oxygen, and option B, C, and D involve the release of enzymes and proteins from cardiac cells into the circulation due to cell damage.

Cardiac Cells Damaged by Infarction Will Show All of the Following