A student asks for an explanation of rhabdomyolysis. What response by the professor is best?
A)Paralysis of skeletal muscles, resulting from an impaired nerve supply
B)Smooth muscle degeneration, resulting from ischemia
C)Lysis of skeletal muscle cells through the initiation of the complement cascade
D)Release of myoglobin from damaged striated muscle cells

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Rhabdomyolysis involves the release of myoglobin when muscle cells are damaged. It is not due to muscle paralysis, muscle degeneration, or from the complement cascade.

A Student Asks for an Explanation of Rhabdomyolysis