| amyloidosis |
a disease characterized by extracellular deposition in connective tissue of a carbohydrate-protein material, amyloid
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| amyloid |
the extracellular protein substance deposited in amyloidosis. It is a waxy, amorphous, eosinophilic, hyalinelike material that exhibits red-green birefringence under polarized light when stained with Congo red. Amyloid deposits are composed of straight, non-branching fibrils with a diameter of 7.5 to 10 nm and indefinite length. ...
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| amyloidosis |
a group of conditions of diverse etiologies characterized by the accumulation of insoluble fibrillar proteins (amyloid) in various organs and tissues of the body - eventually organ function is compromised. The associated disease states may be inflammatory, hereditary or neoplastic and the deposition may be local or generalized or systemic.
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| amyl acetate |
Also known as: banana oil. CAS Number: 628-63-7. A clear, colorless liquid with a banana-like odor. It is used as a flavoring agent, a dry cleaning and pre-spotting solution, a paint and lacquer solvent, and in the preparation of penicillin. It occurs naturally in fruit. Chemical formula = C7H14O2. Molecular weight = 130.19 g/mol.
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| amyloid |
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.
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