Opioids act in the brain via receptors for:

acetyl choline

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GABA

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serotonin

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endorphins

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Solution

The correct option is D endorphins
The human body produces its own opiates, called endorphins (for endogenous morphine), that are peptides. Like the poppy-derived opiates that they structurally resemble, endorphins influence mood and perception of pain.

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