A chemical structure which can accumulate in brain tissue as a result of a variety of different diseases In CJD the amyloid contains the prion protein
A chemical struture which can accumulate in brain tissue as a result of a variety of different diseases In CJD the amyloid is normally made-up of the prion protein
group of pathologic proteinaceous substances, similar in mode of their regular structure, in stained slices it appears as pink translucent material deposited between cells in various tissues and organs of the body, in a wide variety of clinical settings (amyloidosis)
-any of a group of proteins that deposit in the brain and cause amyloidosis Amyloidosis is often associated with Alzheimer's disease
a type of aging pigment which accumulates in the nerve cells and is believed to damage nervous tissues by compression and infiltration, and by blocking proper flow of vital nutrients One type of amyloid is comprised of antibody-antigen complexes and is caused by an autoimmune disease
A proteinaceous fibrillar material deposited at extracellular sites in various tissues and organs The pattern of deposition varies according to whether it is the Primary or Secondary (to a chronic inflammatory disease) form
Of spore walls, spore ornamentation, hyphal walls, ascus tips, etc : Staining blue or grayish to blackish-violet in Melzer's reagent, presumably because of the presence of starch or a starch-like compound (17)
{i} substance consisting largely of starch; deposits consisting of protein and polysaccharides which are formed by the degeneration of tissue (Pathology)
(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue a nonnitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch