1st year/cardiovascular/2022
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At the end of the plateau of the cardiac action potential, the influx of calcium ions to the interior of the muscle fibers is suddenly cut off, and the calcium ions in the sarcoplasm are rapidly pumped back out of the muscle fibers into both the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and the T-tubule extracellular fluid space. Transport of Ca⁺² back into the SR occurs via: