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Effect of calcium deficiency on Muscle Systems

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What muscular function/control abnormalities result from calcium deficiency?

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This solution contains over 350 words explaining the physical effects of calcium deficiency on the muscles of the body. Three references are included.

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Calcium is a very important molecule that is important in initiating and maintaining muscle contraction. In order to understand how calcium deficiency affects muscle contraction/function, it is best to understand how muscles rely on the availability of calcium to function normally.
When your brain sends signals to your muscles telling them to contract, calcium is released. The sliding filament theory of muscle contraction tells us that in order for a muscle fiber to contract, the smaller myofilaments (that make up each muscle fiber) must be altered. Specifically, calcium binds to a protein called troponin. This binding allows two ...

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