NF-?B Promotes Labor by

question 249

Multiple Choice

NF-?B promotes labor by

• A) increasing levels of cytokines and prostaglandins
• B) decreasing inflammation
• C) hardening the cervix
• D) making the myometrium of the uterus less sensitive
• E) decreasing oxytocin levels

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