I need a "Neurotransmitters for Dummies", Ray Rayilyn Brown Board Member AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "M.Schild" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 6:46 AM Subject: Re: barking up the wrong tree > How do they know I'm lacking dopamine when there is no blood test to > measure how much I have? (and I don't want to wait til I die to find out) I am not sure dopamine finds itself in blood. It is a neurotransmitter that makes neurones connect but i am not sure it finds itself in the blood. > I don't think the disease process is understood at all, even though they > say it is, but then what do I know? They are beginning to unravel it but just the lack or uneven release of dopamine may cause very different smptoms. If you want to know more about neurotransmitters an have tiem, go to: http://www.benbest.com/science/anatmind/anatmd10.html maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn