What mechanisms are responsible for the reuptake of levodopa-derived dopamine in parkinsonian striatum?
Levodopa is the most effective medication for motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease. However, various motor and non-motor complications are associated with levodopa treatment, resulting from altered levodopa-dopamine metabolism with disease progression and long-term use of the drug. The present revi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2016.00575/full |