During Mammalian Labor and Delivery, the Contraction of Uterine Muscles

question 65

Multiple Choice

During mammalian labor and delivery, the contraction of uterine muscles is enhanced by oxytocin. This is an example of ________.

• A) a negative feedback system
• B) a hormone that acts in an antagonistic way with another hormone
• C) a hormone that is involved in a positive feedback loop
• D) signal transduction immediately changing gene expression in its target cells

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