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What role does calcium play in muscle contraction?
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What role does calcium play in muscle contraction?

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Calcium remains in the sarcoplasmic reticulum until released by a stimulus. Calcium then binds to troponin, causing the troponin to change shape and remove the tropomyosin from the binding sites.

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