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l-deprenyl

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l-deprenyl /l-dep·re·nyl/ (dep´rĕ-nil) selegiline.
l-deprenyl
a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used in the treatment of pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism in dogs. Called also selegiline hydrochloride.


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In a controlled clinical trial of L-deprenyl involving nearly 200 dogs, owners reported improvements in behavior in 70 percent of the pets, Ruehl told the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine meeting this May in San Diego.
In related work, a group from the New York University Medical Center in New York reported that the drug selegiline (also called L-deprenyl, a drug used in Parkinson's disease to help increase amounts of the brain chemical dopamine) helped to lessen fatigue in uncontrolled studies of MS patients.
George Adams, President and CEO of the University of Toronto Innovations Foundation, noted that, "The animal health subsidiary of DRAXIS will continue to license the animal health applications of l-deprenyl technologies owned by UTIF and we look forward to mutual future benefits.
 
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