Ab amyloid

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Ab amyloid,

an abnormal peptide, varying from 40 to 43 amino acids in length and found in aggregates in the cerebrovascular walls and the cores of the plaques in Alzheimer's disease. It is derived from a large transmembrane glycoprotein, amyloid precursor protein. It is postulated to be neurotoxic.

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