Friday, April 27, 2012

[GP] Q.13. What is Rigor Mortis ?

Ans. Several hours after death, all the muscles of the body go into a state of contracture called rigor mortis; that is the muscles contract and become rigid, even without action potentials. This rigidity results from loss of all the ATP, which is need to cause separation of cross bridges from the actin filaments during the relaxation process.

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