The History of Selegiline/(-)-Deprenyl the First Selective Inhibitor of B-Type Monoamine Oxidase and The First Synthetic Catecholaminergic Activity Enhancer Substance

The history of selegiline/(-)-deprenyl the first selective inhibitor of B-type monoamine oxidase (MAO) and the first catecholaminergic activity enhancer (CAE) substance is based on my presentations at postgraduate courses on the development of neuropschopharmacology in Hungary during the past years.