LC. asks, "Why don't they give me a dopamine pill? Wouldn't that just fix everything?" Why is oral dopamine not a replacement therapy?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The symptoms Till date the most effective medicine used in PD is carbidopa-levodopa it still has some disadvantages. Dopamine replacement therapy does not work because this medicine does not slower the rate of progression of the disease. When the medicine is taken 30-60 minutes before meal, patients see improvement within 30 minutes, but after a while the symptoms return. The returning of symptom again requires the medicine to be taken. This is called wearing off
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In the molecular phylogeny (B), Platyhelminthes is depicted as a lophotrochozoan phylum. What probably led to this change? A) Platyhelminthes ceased to be recognized as true protostomes. B) The removal of the acoel flatworms (Acoela) from the Platyhelminthes allowed the remaining flatworms to be a monophyletic clade clearly tied to the Lophotrochozoa. C) All Platyhelminthes must have a well-developed lophophore as their feeding apparatus. D) Platyhelminthes' close genetic ties to the arthropods became clear as their Hox gene sequences were studied.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Plants are unable to use nitrogen gas directly. 2. Nitrate reductase is an enzyme that changes nitrogen gas into nitrate. 3. When stomata are closed plants CANNOT absorb CO2, therefore photosynthesis is limited. 4. Nitrogen is especially important in plants for the formation of proteins. 5. Certain fungi help make available minerals such as nitrogen.
A main source of omega-3 fatty acids is:
a. fish b. red meat c. dairy products d. soy e. olive oil
Referring to the above diagram, the dendrites
are labeled as
a. A. b. B. c. C. d. D. e. E.