title: Why catechol?
abstract: A brief history of the evolution of the term catechol amine and relationship to the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurology, University College Hospitals, London, England, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002396:Catechols / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D002396:Catechols; C034221:catechol