amyloid beta protein
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amyloid beta protein
(¦am·ə′löid ¦bād·ə ′prō′tēn)
(biochemistry) A 42-amino-acid proteolytic product of the amyloid precursor protein that accumulates in the brains (frontal cortex and hippocampus) of persons with Alzheimer's disease.
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