In a message dated 97-10-21 14:55:10 EDT, you write: << Prof Olanow is convinced that, hiding inside the Selegiline is the real agent which can provide substantial neuro-protection, but it is not capable of working while trapped inside the Selegiline. >> This sounds like double talk. The 'agent' must be psychological for if it were physical, it would show up in a chemical analysis. Selegiline shows to be a very pure chemical substance but the commercial product contains many other excipients. Be weller and Carpe Diem Michel Margosis