After death, muscle fibers run out of ATP and calcium begins to leak from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the sarcoplasm. This results in a condition known as

A) Tetany.
B) Treppe.
C) Depolarization.
D) Rigor mortis.
E) Oxygen debt.


D) Rigor mortis.

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