Which of the following is an accurate characteristic of slow fibers?

A) Slow muscle tissue has a much less extensive network of capillaries than does typical fast muscle tissue.
B) Resting slow muscle fibers contain oxygen reserves, bound to myoglobin.
C) Slow muscle tissue has a lower oxygen supply than does fast muscle tissue.
D) Slow muscle fibers contain fewer mitochondria than do fast muscle fibers.
E) Slow muscle fibers contain myoglobin, a globular protein, which binds sodium.


B) Resting slow muscle fibers contain oxygen reserves, bound to myoglobin.

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