The force generated by a single muscle fiber can be increased by

A) increasing the asynchrony of recruitment only.
B) increasing muscle length beyond optimal only.
C) increasing frequency of action potentials and increasing muscle length beyond optimal only.
D) increasing frequency of action potentials only.


D) increasing frequency of action potentials only.

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