L-dopa
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of L-dopa
C20: from L-d ( ihydr ) o ( xy ) p ( henyl ) a ( lanine )
Example Sentences
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The scientists were able to show that when dopamine release was elevated pharmacologically, the parameter that represents this speed-accuracy trade-off was reduced under both L-dopa and Haloperidol.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023
Blossoming, because the people have been “awakened” from the long-lingering effects of encephalitis lethargica — the “sleeping sickness” — by the miracle drug L-dopa, which Sacks administers to them experimentally.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2022
Even so, the amount of L-dopa that actually reaches its destination varies widely from patient to patient for reasons that only recently became clear.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 19, 2020
A doctor tries the drug L-dopa on an immobile man and others like him in 1969 New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2019
While drugs such as L-dopa and surgeries such as deep brain stimulation can help manage the symptoms, all attempts to slow, stop or reverse the disease’s course have failed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2015
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