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Old 01-31-2013, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Lemonlime View Post
Thanks for the heads up Soccertese! I was curious about the normal dopamine depletion in the average person and ran across one of your post, from a while ago, that said 1% per year is normal. I haven't been able to find any other detailed information. Do you remember a source or link for that info?
i assume you are referring to the normal loss of dopamine producing cells in the brain?

this article doesn't give an exact number but does a good job describing the loss of neuron function and PD
http://www.parkinsonswny.com/Parkinson-Handbook.pdf
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