KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 81 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient suffering from parkinsonism has been prescribed levodopa, which resulted in rapid improvement of the patient’s condition. What mechanism of action is characteristic of this drug?
- A. Stimulation of muscarinic receptors
- B. Anticholinesterase action
- C. Block of muscarinic receptors
- D. Stimulation of dopamine synthesis
- E. Stimulation of dopamine receptors
Hint
Remember that levodopa is not itself an active neurotransmitter but a metabolic precursor that crosses the blood-brain barrier.
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