A drug that decreased calcium levels in a muscle cell and thereby lowered the number of crossbridges formed during the heart's contractions would be a

A.  positive chronotropic agent.
B.  negative chronotropic agent.
C.  positive inotropic agent.
D.  negative inotropic agent.


D

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