The process of nociception is important in determining the most appropriate analgesic. Place the processes in order:
A) Modulation
B) Perception
C) Transduction
D) Transmission
Ans: C, D, B, A
Nociception includes transduction, transmission, followed by perception, and finally modulation.
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