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Q. A 28-year-old woman goes into labor at 39 weeks gestation. Her uterine contractions intensify and synchronize over several hours. Which of the following molecular changes facilitates this process?
a
Increased claudin expression in the myometrium
b
Decreased occludin function in uterine epithelial cells
c
Increased connexin expression in uterine smooth muscle cells
d
Autoantibody formation against desmoglein
e
Genetic defect in integrin expression
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