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The drug reserpine
 
  a. was used medically to treat high blood pressure.
  b. is used to treat myasthenia gravis.
  c. blocks the storage of monoamines in vesicles.
  d. can produce Parkinson's disease in some persons.
  e. interferes with the synthesis of dopamine.

Question 2

A drug that causes the transporters for dopamine to run in reverse would
 
  a. increase the synthesis of dopamine.
  b. increase the reuptake of dopamine.
  c. antagonize the postsynaptic receptors for dopamine.
  d. spill dopamine into the synaptic cleft.
  e. more rapidly clear dopamine out of the synaptic cleft.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: c. blocks the storage of monoamines in vesicles.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d. spill dopamine into the synaptic cleft.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Wow, this really help

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