be·ta-am·y·loid
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variants:
or beta-amyloid protein
or beta-amyloid peptide
Definition of beta-amyloid
: an amyloid that is derived from a larger precursor protein and is the primary component of plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease
… beta-amyloid is the main component of the plaques, or brain lesions, found in the estimated 4 million Americans afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. — Discover … researchers in California have created mice carrying the gene for beta-amyloid protein, the principal component of the plaques riddling the brains of people with Alzheimer's.— Charlene Crabb … he never underwent an autopsy that would have shown unequivocally whether the gummy mess of beta-amyloid plaques that is the telltale symptom of Alzheimer's had infected his brain.— Michael Greenberg
— called also A-beta, amyloid beta, amyloid beta peptide, amyloid beta protein
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beta-amyloid
noun
be·ta-am·y·loid
variants:
also β-amyloid \
-ˈam-ə-ˌlȯid
\
or beta-amyloid protein
or beta-amyloid peptide
\
or beta-amyloid protein
or beta-amyloid peptide
Medical Definition of beta-amyloid
: an amyloid that is derived from amyloid precursor protein and is the primary component of plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease
— called also A-beta, amyloid beta, amyloid beta peptide, amyloid beta protein
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