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Description: Enzymes act on the APP (Amyloid precursor protein) and cut it into fragments of protein, one of which is called beta-amyloid and its crucial in the formation of senile plaques in Alzheimer
Title: Amyloid-plaque formation-big
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Author: derivative work: Garrondo (talk) Amyloid_01big1.jpg: ADEAR: "Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center, a service of the National Institute on Aging."
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