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A-Oxytocin causes the "Let-Down" reflex ...

A-Oxytocin causes the "Let-Down" reflex
R-Oxytocin causes the actual ejection of milk from the alveoli of the mammary gland

A

A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A

B

A and R are true, R is not the correct explanation of A

C

A is true, R is false

D

Both A and R are false

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