1. amyloid - Noun
2. amyloid - Adjective
3. amyloid - Adjective Satellite
Alt. of Amyloidal
A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.
The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAdditionally, determining the relative clearance rates of amyloid-β isoforms, and any effect of amyloid plaques, will require larger studies including amyloid-positive individuals. Source: Internet
Later these became known as amyloid plaques and tau tangles, key hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. Source: Internet
Older men often have corpora amylacea citation ( amyloid ), dense accumulations of calcified proteinaceous material, in the ducts of their prostates. Source: Internet
Deep sleep is like a power cleanse for the brain, and a single night of sleep deprivation to an increase in amyloid beta. Source: Internet
Australian researchers have come up with a non-invasive ultrasound technology that clears the brain of neurotoxic amyloid plaques - structures that are responsible for memory loss and a decline in cognitive function in Alzheimer’s patients. Source: Internet
Credit: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo For more than 20 years, much of the leading research on Alzheimer's disease has been guided by the "amyloid hypothesis." Source: Internet