Carbidopa works by inhibiting the breakdown of ______ the blood-brain barrier.
A) dopamine and readily crosses
B) dopamine and does not cross
C) levodopa and readily crosses
D) levodopa and does not cross
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Q29: The enzyme _ converts dopa into
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Q32: Tolcapone and entacapone,the two main COMT-inhibitory drugs:
A)inhibit
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Q34: MAO-A is associated with _ neurons; MAO-B
Q35: The amount of levodopa that crosses the
Q36: The precursor of levodopa is:
A)dopamine.
B)dopa decarboxylase.
C)tyramine.
D)tyrosine.
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