Rendering of Amyloid Plaques from the National Institute on Aging (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Rendering of Amyloid Plaques from the National Institute on Aging

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Artist's rendering of neurons affected by Alzheimer's disease, with accumulating plaques of beta-amyloid protein (orange-brown spheres) on the outside and harmful tau protein (blue) buildup within the cells.

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