Ingestion of MPTP induces the symptoms of a disease caused by a deficiency of this compound.
Ingestion of MPTP induces the symptoms of a disease caused by a deficiency of this compound. Receptors for this compound are used by the striatum and basal ganglia to perform action selection. This compound is shuttled from the ventral tegmental area to the nucleus accumbens via the mesolimbic pathway. The precursor to this catecholamine is synthesized from L-Tyrosine and is used to treat a degenerative disorder which occurs due to deterioration of the substantia nigra and whose patients suffer from tremors or shuffling gaits. For 10 points, name this neurotransmitter that is part of the reward pathway and whose deficiency can cause Parkinson's disease. 
Ingestion of MPTP induces the symptoms of a disease caused by a deficiency of this compound.
dopamine