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neuritic plaque |
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neuritic plaque [nu̇‚rid·ik ′plak] (pathology) Abnormal clumps of degenerating neurons surrounding a core of amyloid protein; a characteristic pathological feature found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. 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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is that neuritic plaque formation may be a result of overcompensation to replace degenerating nerves through accelerated nerve growth. The technical ability to rapidly genotype such loci in apes that develop human-like neuritic plaques, would help characterize the role of these genes in AD; the genotypic knowledge so gained could be used to develop more useful prospective studies of AD epidemiology in humans. |
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