Rigor mortis occurs following death because a. tropomyosin remains over the myosin binding sites of actin. b. myosin heads attach to actin and are not released due to lack of ATP. c. the myosin becomes misshapen. d. all of the Ca2+ remains within the sarcoplasmic reticulum.

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Rigor mortis occurs following death because a. tropomyosin remains over the myosin binding sites of actin. b. myosin heads attach to actin and are not released due to lack of ATP. c. the myosin becomes misshapen. d. all of the Ca2+ remains within the sarcoplasmic reticulum.

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