Postdoctoral fellow Ciara, who studies the processing of nociceptive information, finds that which neurotransmitters are released from the dorsal horn of the spinal cord in response to painful stimuli?
A) glutamate and substance A
B) dopamine and substance A
C) glutamate and substance P
D) dopamine and substance P

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Glutamate and substance P are the neurotransmitters released from the dorsal horn of the spinal cord in response to painful stimuli. Glutamate is a primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, and substance P is involved in the transmission of pain signals.

Postdoctoral Fellow Ciara, Who Studies the Processing of Nociceptive Information