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Amyloid
Meaning
Noun
●
A
waxy
compound
of
protein
and
polysaccharides
that is found
deposited
in
tissues
in amyloidosis.
●
Any of various
starchlike
substances.
Adj
●
Containing or
resembling
starch.
●
In Mycology:
Applied to a
mushroom
that
turns
blue-black
upon
application
of Melzer's reagent
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Origin
amyloid
English
-oid
English
εἶδος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
εἴδω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
amyl
English
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Etym
Related
Oligomers
Intracellular
Tau
Macrophages
Methylation
Proteolysis
Kinase
Peptide
Lipid
Microglia
Myocyte
Cytokines
Synuclein
Receptor
Lymphocytes
Endothelial
Plaques
Inflammation
Neurofibrillary
Proteins
Neurodegeneration
Atherosclerosis
Protein
Glutamate
Angiogenesis
Enzyme
Antibody
Neuritic
Interferon
Glucose
Lipoprotein
Apoptosis
Bdnf
Ubiquitin
Cytokine
Gene
Antibodies
Metastasis
Estrogen
Tau Protein
Glial Cell
Oxidative Stress
Sialic Acid
Gene Expression
Cell Death
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