Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 31

Essay

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Saul

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitter

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a chemical synapse from one neuron (nerve cell) to another target neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Tranquilizers

Substances often prescribed to soothe or calm the nervous system, assisting in alleviating symptoms of anxiety and stress.

L-DOPA

A chemical precursor of dopamine used as a medication to treat Parkinson's disease and dopamine-responsive dystonia due to its ability to cross the protective blood-brain barrier.

MPTP

A prodrug to the neurotoxin MPP+, which causes permanent symptoms of Parkinson's disease by destroying dopaminergic neurons in the brain.