Contraction of smooth muscle requires:
A. myosin light-chain phosphorylation
B. Ca++-dependent activation of calcineurin
C. binding of Ca++ to troponin C
D. an action potential in the smooth muscle cell
E. inhibition of Rho kinase
ANS: A
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