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The gate control theory of pain, proposed by Melzack and Wall, suggests that pain transmission at the spinal dorsal horn is modulated by:

Activity in large-diameter A-beta fibres closing a 'gate' to reduce transmission of nociceptive signals Direct inhibition of nociceptors in the periphery by opioid receptors alone Complete blockade of C-fibre input by the blood-brain barrier Simple summation of all afferent input with no inhibitory modulation

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Activity in large-diameter A-beta fibres closing a 'gate' to reduce transmission of nociceptive signals

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