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Endorphin release causes -

A
Analgesia
B
Allodynia
C
Hyperalgesia
D
None of the above
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'a' i.e., Analgesia o Primary action of endorphin (b-endorphin) is to inhibit pain.o Neurons containing b--endorphin descend from the hypothalamus to terminate on periaquenductal gray matter of midbrain. Periaqueductal gray matter send enkephalinergic and dynorphinergic neuron to medulla to inhibit pain by stimulating raphe nucleus.

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