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单词 beta-amyloid
释义

beta-amyloid

noun

be·​ta-am·​y·​loid ˈbā-tə-ˈa-mə-ˌlȯid How to pronounce beta-amyloid (audio)
variants or beta-amyloid protein or beta-amyloid peptide
: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

beta-amyloid

noun

be·​ta-am·​y·​loid
variants also β-amyloid
-ˈam-ə-ˌlȯid How to pronounce beta-amyloid (audio)
or beta-amyloid protein or beta-amyloid peptide
: 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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