What event causes a troponin-tropomyosin complex to regain its original shape in muscle relaxation?

a. stimulation of ACh receptors
b. diffusion of Na+ back into transverse tubules
c. return of Ca2+ into the sarcoplasmic reticulum
d. breaking the bond with tropomyosin


c. return of Ca2+ into the sarcoplasmic reticulum

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