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Which one of the following is absent in smooth muscles?

A
Actin
B
Myosin
C
Troponin
D
Myosin adenine triphosphatase
High-Yield Explanation
(C) Troponin> Smooth muscle have no troponin or tropomyosin, but they have actin and myosin.> They have no sarcoplasmic reticulum, No T-tubule.> No Z lines. The contraction is stimulated by extracellular ca+.> Latching - is the characteristic of smooth muscle. Even after the dephosphorylation of myosin, the cross bridges continue to attach in the same position for some time. There is no fixed tension relationship.

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