Opiate receptors in the ________ are responsible for the analgesia caused by opiate drugs
a. nucleus accumbens
b. preoptic area
c. periaqueductal gray matter
d. mesencephalic reticular formation
e. ventral segmental area
Answer: c. periaqueductal gray matter
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