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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 39.5, Problem 2TC
Summary Introduction
To explain:
The reason that a high drop-out rate is inevitable to the director of the drug company
Introduction:
The new drug company has an idea of a drug that blocks dopamine receptors and advertises it has a rapid cure for addiction. Dopamine is a naturally occulting chemical in the body which functions as a neurotransmitter. It controls emotions, movement control, and rewards center of the brain.
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Chapter 39 Solutions
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Ch. 39.1 - describe the structure of a typical neuron?Ch. 39.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 39.2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 39.2 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 39.2 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 39.2 - explain how an action potential in a presynaptic...Ch. 39.2 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 39.3 - Prob. 1TCCh. 39.3 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 39.3 - Prob. 2CYL
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