General Physiology Lecture: True/False:

Large amounts of ATP are cleaved to form ADP during the contraction process. Therefore, the greater the amount of work performed by the muscle, the lesser the amount of ATP that is cleaved.

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True/False:

Large amounts of ATP are cleaved to form ADP during the contraction process. Therefore, the greater the amount of work performed by the muscle, the lesser the amount of ATP that is cleaved.

Stelle Anthonette · Accepted Answer

False. The greater the amount of work = the greater the ATP. (Fenn effect)

General Physiology Lecture

True/False: Large amounts of ATP are cleaved to form ADP during the contraction process. Therefore, the greater the amount of work performed by the muscle, the lesser the amount of ATP that is cleaved.

False. The greater the amount of work = the greater the ATP. (Fenn effect)

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