Life: The Science of Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 42.4, Problem 3R
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The mechanism by which positive (+) feedback between mechanical and hormonal processes contributes during the childbirth.
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Oxytocin hormone stimulates the contraction of uterine muscles powerfully. If required, the mother is injected with synthetic oxytocin to generate labor. The positive feedback mechanism, acting between the mechanical and the hormonal processes, plays a very important role in childbirth.
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