Inhibition of _______ in the liver and the blood supply of the gastrointestinal tract suppresses degradation of levodopa in the periphery.
A) tyrosine hydroxlase
B) dopa decarboxylase
C) dopamine -hydroxylase
D) catechol-o-methyltransferase
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