Amyloid Vessel (IMAGE)

University of Rochester Medical Center

Amyloid Vessel

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A ring of amyloid is visible in the wall of an arteriole in the brain of a patient who had Alzheimer's disease. The tissue has been stained with Thioflavin S so that the amyloid fluoresces in yellow.

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James M. Powers, M.D., University of Rochester Medical Center.

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