Pain transmission in the spinal cord can be blocked by
A) the action of inhibitory spinal interneurons that release endorphins.
B) deactivating descending pathways from the forebrain that enhance the pain pathway.
C) turning off ascending pathways that activate endorphin interneurons.
D) All of the above
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