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Dopaminergic vs Mptp - What's the difference?

dopaminergic | mptp |

dopaminergic

English

Adjective

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  • Containing, involving, or transmitting dopamine.
    • The nucleus accumbens is one of the most studied nuclei in the dopaminergic system.
  • Of or relating to dopamine.

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    mptp

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine

    • Noun

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  • (neurotoxin) A byproduct of synthetic heroin, or MPPP, which causes Parkinsonian symptoms in users.
  • (neurotoxin) A neurotoxin which degrades into after crossing the blood brain barrier, which causes a degredation of the dopaminergic neurons within the substantia nigra.

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    * 2005 Dec 29 Petzinger, et al. Journal of Neuroscience Research [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16385585&query_hl=8&itool=pubmed_docsum] *: The neurotoxicant 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine MPTP provides an excellent opportunity to study repair and response to injury in the basal ganglia.