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Treatments:
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1)
L-dopa - crosses blood-brain
barrier, converted to
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dopamine
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2)
transplanted fetal dopamine cells and genetically
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engineered
dopamine cells
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3)
MAO inhibitor Deprenyl. MAO (mono amine
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oxidase)
is the chemical which breaks down dopamine)
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4)
growth factors which stimulate recovery or block
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deterioration
of the dopamine cells.
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