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What is rigor mortis?
ATP synthesis ceases, but it continues to be consumed and cross bridge detachment is impossible. Actin and myosin become cross linked producing the stiffness of rigor mortis..
Rigor mortis is a build...
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Rigor mortis occurs because?
no ATP is available to release attached actin and myosin molecules
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Types of rigor mortis?
Rigor Mortis is the name used to describe the stiffening of the body muscles after death. It usually begins 2-6 hours after death. There are not different 'types' of rigor mortis, however it does...
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What does rigor mortis look like?
Whatever the subject did before it died xP
No really it causes the body to lock into the exact position it was in before it died. The muscles tighten up so much that it does not allow the body to...
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Why rigor mortis occurs?
Rigor mortis is caused by the loss of ATP. Oxygen is required for cellular respiration to provide ATP, but once the heart stops pumping, the supply of Oxygen stops. As a result, the muscles begin to...