Which of the following is NOT an effect of sympathetic stimulation of the heart?

A. an increase in heart rate
B. a decrease in the duration of systole
C. a decrease in the slope of the pacemaker potential
D. an increase in the amount of Ca2+ entering cardiac muscle cells
E. an increase in the rate of cross-bridge cycling in ventricular muscle cells


C

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