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What does rigor mean?

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This is a morbid subject. The term Rigor mortis is taken from the latin (rigor is stiff) and refers to the stiffening of the muscles following death. This is caused by myosin-actin cross bridges forming and not being able to unlatch in the absence of ATP. After death there is no oxidative phosporylation.

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