n [1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine] :  a neurotoxin C₁₂H₁₅N that destroys dopamine-producing neurons of the substantia nigra and causes symptoms (as tremors and rigidity) similar to those of Parkinson's disease .
 
 
 
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