Abstract Vitamin A is a family of essential fat-soluble dietary compounds, three of which—retinol, retinal and retinoic acid—play significant roles in the human body, with each compound performing functions the others cannot. Retinol is the major transport and storage form of vitamin A; retinal is essential for vision, and retinoic acid acts like a hormone, […]
ADRs seen at 10 mg dose typically used with L-dopa to treat Parkinson’s disease It has been brought to our attention that deprenyl has been associated with ADRs at the higher doses (10 mg/day) typically used when it is taken in conjunction with L-dopa for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, although not at the low […]
(adapted from Mavericks of Medicine, Smart Publications) Joseph Knoll, M.D., a Hungarian neurochemist and pharmacologist probably best known for developing the drug deprenyl (Selegiline), the first selective monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitor, has researched its properties for more than half a century. Dr. Knoll’s recently published book, The Brain and Its Self: A Neurochemical Concept of […]
