Explain why rigor mortis develops

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For about the first 36 hours after a person dies, their skeletal muscles are in a rigid state called rigor mortis because myosin cross-bridges cannot detach from actin. Given what you have learned about muscle contraction physiology, can you explain why rigor mortis develops?

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