The body produces pain-suppressing chemicals like endorphins and enkephalins, which suppress pain in the spinal cord via 'spinal gating'.
Το σώμα παράγει αναλγητικές χημικές ουσίες όπως οι ενδορφίνες και οι εγκεφαλίνες, οι οποίες καταστέλλουν τον πόνο στη σπονδυλική στήλη μέσω "σπονδυλικής πύλης".
| Front | What is the function of endogenous opiods? |
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| Back | 1. Body produces pain suppressing cehmicals such as endorphins and enkephalins 2. Pain is suppressed in the spinal cord by "spinal gating" |
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