MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 A drug binds to calcium voltage-gated channels in the muscles and forces them to stay open, preventing calcium sequestration in the cytosol. Which of the following effects would be observed in a muscle in the minutes following the drug administration?
    		 

    A

    		 inability of the muscle to contract

    B

    		 rapid contraction and release (twitching) of the muscle

    C

    		 there would be no change to the muscle's contraction state

    D

    		 tetany of the muscle



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