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anticholinergic
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drug that opposes the effects of acetylcholene at acetylcholine receptor sites
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bradykinesia
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difficulty in performing intentional movements and extreme slowness and sluggishness
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corpus striatum
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part of brain that reacts with the substantia nigra to maintain balance of suppression and stimulation
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dopaminergic
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drug that increases the effects of dopamine at receptor sites
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parkinson's disease
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characterized by progressive loss of function/coordination which results from degeneration of dopamine-producing cells in substantia nigra
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parkinsonism
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parkinsons-disease like extrapyramidal symtpoms that are adverse effects associated with particular drugs or brain injuries
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substantia nigra
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part of the brain rich in dopamine and dopamine receptors; site of degenerating neruons in parkinson's disease
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