Posted by JohnX2 on June 9, 2002, at 2:51:37
In reply to Re: dopamine to noradrenaline, posted by jonh kimble on June 6, 2002, at 18:13:04
> Yes the amounts of methamphetamine are quite small and it is l- amphetamine instead of d- amphetamine. d- amphetamine is 4 times as potent. Correct me if im wrong here.
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> one good thing many people dont know about selegeline is that it increases tyrosine hydroxylase, which is the enzyme in your body that converts tyrosine(amino acid) into l- dopa, which is then converted into dopamine, noradrenaline and adrenaline. i guess this means more dopamine storage, and may account for some of its benefit with parkinsons.
>Just my opinion...I don't buy into this for the layman, quite yet.
I've seen abstracts that suggest for non-parkinson disease treatment,
chronic administration of the MAO inhibitor selegiline , like most noradrenergic
ADs, decreases the expression of tyrosine hydroxylase..
John> jon
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