What does the LuxR gene do?

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#Question id: 34141

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

I. Oxytocin causes contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus.

II. The suckling of an infant at the breast stimulates the touch receptors, the nuclei are stimulated, oxytocin is released.

III. The sensitivity of the uterine musculature to oxytocin is enhanced by estrogen.

IV. Progesterone directly stimulates myometrial contraction while simultaneously reducing oxytocin clearance.

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#Question id: 34142

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Somatostatin inhibits the secretion of following hormones, EXCEPT?

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#Question id: 34143

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following best explains how normal plasma oxytocin levels at the onset of labor can still result in powerful uterine contractions?

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#Question id: 34144

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Select A if the item is associated with (a), B if the item is associated with (b), C if the item is associated with both (a) and (b), and D if the item is associated with neither (a) nor (b).

(a) V1A vasopressin receptors

(b) V2 vasopressin receptors

I. Activation of Gs

II. Vasoconstriction

III. Increase in intracellular IP3

IV. Movement of aquaporin

V. Milk ejection

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#Question id: 34145

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

I. The short arm of human chromosome 17 contains the growth hormone-hCS cluster.

II. Growth hormone increases circulating IGF-I, which in turn exerts a direct inhibitory action on growth hormone secretion from the pituitary.

III. Growth hormone secretion is decreased in persons deprived of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.

IV. Growth hormone secretion is induced by thyroid hormones & inhibited, by cortisol.

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#Question id: 34146

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

I. Human pituitary prolactin has considerable structural similarity to human growth hormone and human chorionic somatomammotropin (hCS).

II. Structurally similar prolactin are secreted by the endometrium and by the placenta.

III. prolactin secretion is increased during pregnancy, reaching a peak at the time of parturition.

IV. The human prolactin receptor resembles the oxytocin receptor.