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Chloeellawright

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Parkinson's disease patients are often treated with dopamine because L-dopa cannot cross the blood-brain barrier.
 
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In the neuron, neurotransmitters are stored in the myelin sheaths.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

False

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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