Massaging the skin or application of an irritant to the skin can suppress the Transmission of the pain signal. Which of the following best describes this phenomenon?

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Lateral inhibition of pain fibers by tactile fibers from adjacent skin areas

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Release of enkephalin from local neurons in the spinal cord

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Activation of periaquaductal gray neurons

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Presynaptic and post-synaptic inhibition of type C fibers by serotonin

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