MPTP

Noun

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

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