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amyloid precursor protein (medicine) and foetation (iou)


amyloid precursor protein (medicine)


amyloid precursor protein
<protein> Individuals with Alzheimer's disease are characterised by extensive accumulation of amyloid in the brain, referred to as senile plaques. These consist of a core of amyloid fibrils surrounded by dystrophic neurites. The principal component of the amyloid fibrils is B/A4, a peptide derived from the larger APP. The specific role of amyloid protein is unclear but it is thought that amyloid deposits may cause neurons to degenerate. Amyloid deposits also occur in brains of older Down's Syndrome patients.


foetation (iou)



foetation noun. Also fetation. M17.
[from Latin fetat- pa. ppl stem of fetare (foet-) bring forth, breed, from fetus: see FOETUS, -ATION.]
The formation of a foetus or embryo.