English Explanatory Dictionary

amyloid beta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

amyloid beta amyloid-beta amiloid-beta

Synonyms

Aβ Abeta
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