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amyloid plaque Neurology A pathologic lesion of Alzheimer's brains characterized by aggregated amyloid staining material. See Alzheimer's disease, Neurofibrillary tangle. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Another intriguing theory suggests that cholesterol plays a role in
the development of the amyloid plaques that are a hallmark of the
disease. His work, which has
previously shown that oxidative stress precedes the onset of amyloid
plaques, will elucidate the role of aluminum as a modulator of brain
oxidative damage, and will examine the hypothesis that vitamin E, a
dietary antioxidant, could delay the onset of amyloid plaque deposition
in the animal model. The
drug, AN-1792, reportedly targets the beta amyloid plaques that form in
the brains of Alzheimer's patients. |
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