"amyloid beta" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} amyloid beta (uncountable)
  1. (biochemistry) The class of peptides of 36–43 amino acids that are crucially involved in Alzheimer's disease as the main component of the amyloid plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer patients. Wikipedia link: amyloid beta Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: , Abeta, amyloid-beta, amiloid-beta
    Sense id: en-amyloid_beta-en-noun--t8rHpdf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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