What is the class of anti-hypertensive drug that prevents smooth muscle contraction, and hence promotes vasodilation called?
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D: In order for muscle to contract, calcium is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum and binds to troponin, which changes its shape and pulls tropomyosin away which exposes actin’s binding site. A blocker prevents the release of Ca++ into the muscle cell sarcoplasm.
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