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1-methyl-4-(2'-methylphenyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine

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More on 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine Definition: A dopaminergic neurotoxic compound which produces irreversible clinical, chemical, and pathological alterations that mimic those found in Parkinson disease.      Other names MPTP; N-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
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1-methyl-4-(2'-methylphenyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine [ 2'-CH3-MPTP,2'-methyl-MPTP,M-MPTP ]
  more potent dopaminergic neurotoxic compound than MPTP in mice 		102417-86-7   1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action Dopamine Antagonists 		Eur J Pharmacol 1986;122(2):283

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