Selegiline [(-)-deprenyl] is used to treat patients with Parkinson's disease. Nevertheless, in much higher doses it has beneficial effects in depression, and dementia of the aged patients. Selegiline undergoes a complex ...

Selegiline is a selective irreversible inhibitor of the B-type of monoamine oxidase (MAO-B). The spectrum of its pharmacological activity is wide, possesses antioxidant, antiapoptotic and neuroprotective properties and, ...