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Science 29 April 1977:
Vol. 196. no. 4289, pp. 549 - 551
DOI: 10.1126/science.850799
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Science, Vol 196, Issue 4289, 549-551
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Levodopa, fertility, and longevity

GC Cotzias, ST Miller, LC Tang, and PS Papavasiliou

High concentrations of the dopaminergic drug levodopa (L-dopa, L-3,4-dihydroxphenylalanine) administered to mice in their diet affected fertility to a moderate degree and prolonged the mean life-span by a maximum of 50 percent.


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