The primary treatment for Parkinson's disease is the administration of the drug L-DOPA, which
A) stimulates the release of dopamine.
B) inhibits the synthesis of dopamine.
C) directly stimulates postsynaptic dopamine receptors.
D) is the synthetic precursor to dopamine (DA) .
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