Amyloid Plaque

Definition: Amyloid Plaque

Amyloid Plaque

Noun

1. A plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease).

Non-Fiction Usage: Amyloid Plaque

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		One way to prevent amyloid plaque formation is to stop beta-amyloid production. (references)
		Another way to prevent amyloid plaque formation is to break beta-amyloid into pieces once it is released from cells and before it has a chance to aggregate into insoluble plaques. (references)
		Previous studies in transgenic mice with a mutated human APP gene suggested that an interaction between APOE and beta-amyloid is somehow linked to beta-amyloid deposition and amyloid plaque formation. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Expressions: Amyloid Plaque

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Anagrams: Amyloid Plaque

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-i-l-l-m-o-p-q-u-y"
	-4 letters: oedipally, palladium, polyamide.
	-5 letters: allodium, ampullae, euploidy, ladypalm, medially, olympiad, opaquely.
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