amyloid protein plaque

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

amyloid plaque

plaque - (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body

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The culture in the original study replicated the beta amyloid protein plaques and tau protein tangles commonly associated with Alzheimer's, but did not include neuroinflammation in the study.

MGH's 'Alzheimer's in a Dish' Research Reveals More About Neuroinflammation: Study built upon previous Alzheimer's research may open the door to new drugs that reduce inflammation associated with the disease

The human brain becomes riddled with amyloid protein plaques and tangles of tau proteins in Alzheimer's disease.