Question 9

(Multiple Choice)

Decreased cytosolic Ca++ in smooth muscle typically promotes relaxation by:


A)Closing Ca++-activated K+ channels in the smooth muscle.
B)Reducing myosin light-chain kinase activity in the smooth muscle.
C)Reducing nitric oxide release from endothelial cells.
D)Reducing Ca++ influx through transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV)channels in the smooth muscle.
E)Reducing production of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (InsP3)in the smooth muscle.

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