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selegiline

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selegiline /se·le·gil·ine/ (sĕ-lej´ĭ-lēn) an antiparkinsonian agent used as the hydrochloride salt in conjunction with levodopa and carbidopa.
selegiline [sĕ-lej´ĭ-lēn]
an agent used in treatment of parkinsonism; used as the hydrochloride salt in conjunction with levodopa and carbidopa.

selegiline (seˑ·l·gi·lēnˈ),
n an MAO-B inhibitor used to treat Parkinson's disease. It also acts as an antioxidant and an immunostimulant, protects nerve tissue from degeneration, and has positive effects on cognition. Also called
deprenyl or
l-deprenyl.

selegiline
l-Deprenyl Neuropharmacology A selective monoamine oxidase type B inhibitor which, with l-dopa, may be useful for early symptomatic treatment of parkinsonism


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For more get-up-and-go, there is selegiline, or Deprenyl.
Selegiline Selegiline is a drug used to treat a neural condition known as canine cognitive dysfunction system, basically any of the mental symptoms associated with old age.
8) Selegiline [R] prolongs the action of levodopa, reducing levodopa dosages by 10-25%.
 
 
 
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