Mptp meaning

1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine.
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(neurotoxicology) A byproduct of synthetic heroin, or MPPP, which causes Parkinsonian symptoms in users.
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(neurotoxicology) A neurotoxin which degrades into MPP+ after crossing the blood brain barrier, which causes a degredation of the dopaminergic neurons within the substantia nigra.
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Mptp Sentence Examples

  • injected intravenously with a compound called MPTP.

  • E's can contain toxic other chemicals like MPTP, a drug known to cause irreversible Parkinson's disease.

  • They accidentally produced the toxin MPTP, and this caused the drug users to develop parkinsonism almost overnight.

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