Under conditions of hypocalcemia,

A) cardiac muscle cells become very powerful.
B) cardiac muscle contractions become very weak.
C) cardiac muscles become extremely excitable.
D) cardiac muscle cells remain the same.
E) cardiac muscle contraction becomes prolonged.


B) cardiac muscle contractions become very weak.

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