Multiple Choice
The role of enkephalins in the spinal cord is:
A) To decrease release of substance P from the primary afferent.
B) To hyperpolarize spinal interneurons in the pain pathway.
C) To stimulate non-nociceptive interneurons of the dorsal horn.
D) A and B
E) A,B,and C
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