Which of the following statements concerning action potentials in the heart is correct?
A) The rising phase of the action potential in cardiac autorhythmic cells is due to a rapid Ca2+ influx.
B) The rising phase of the action potential in cardiac contractile cells is due to a rapid Na+ influx.
C) The plateau phase of the action potential in cardiac contractile cells is due to a slow Ca2+ influx.
D) Two of these answers are correct.
E) All of these answers are correct.
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