Neurotransmitter prodrug
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Neurotransmitter prodrug
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A neurotransmitter prodrug, or neurotransmitter precursor, is a drug that acts as a prodrug of a neurotransmitter. A variety of neurotransmitter prodrugs have been developed and used in medicine. They can be useful when the neurotransmitter itself is not suitable for use as a pharmaceutical drug owing to unfavorable pharmacokinetic or physicochemical properties, for instance susceptibility to metabolism or lack of blood–brain barrier permeability. Besides their use in medicine, neurotransmitter
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A prodrug of a neurotransmitter
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmitter_prodrug
date created:
2024-09-09T01:08:59Z
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2024-09-09T06:22:05Z
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