Undesirable side effects are minimized by combining levadopa with carbidopa,a drug which acts to:
A) inhibit the breakdown of dopamine.
B) increase the amount of dopamine in the peripheral circulation and the brain.
C) decrease the amount of dopamine in both the peripheral circulation and the brain.
D) decrease the amount of dopamine in the peripheral circulation,but not the brain.
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Q11: The precursor of levadopa is:
A)dopamine.
B)dopa decarboxylase.
C)tyramine.
D)tyrosine.
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Q13: In your answer above,carbidopa achieves this by
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A)inhibits the conversion of
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