Multiple Choice
Opioids such as morphine reduce pain by which of the following mechanisms?
A) blocking receptors that detect pain-producing compounds
B) activating receptors that lead to neuronal hyperpolarization
C) blocking receptors that lead to neuronal depolarization
D) blocking sodium channels that are expressed in a subset of nociceptors
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