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Martha, Thank you Martha, for both a crystal clear description of our SECOND source of dopamine-adrenal dopamine-and a wonderful example of how it helps us in the flight-or-fright response situation. The human body has been given such amazing potential! Ivan ^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 48/11 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 67 deg. F *********************************************************** On Wed, 15 Jul 1998 23:50:12 -0500 "(Martha Rohrer)" <[log in to unmask]> writes: > >This event reminded me that we have two sources of dopamine in our >bodies. >In PD we focus on the brain and its dopamine as a neurotransmitter. >But >dopamine is also the source of epinephrine (adrenalin) and its source >is the >adrenal gland. This dopamine (which in turn is manufactured from the >amino >acid tyrosine) is used to fuel the fight or flight protective >mechanism. In >the morning we had a good laugh about his sudden athletic prowess, and >about >his spending the rest of the night with one of my hair clips pinched >on his >nose.