Sentences with phrase «constituent of the amyloid deposits»
The 37 - amino - acid polypeptide amylin is the principal constituent of the amyloid deposits that form in the islets of Langerhans in patients with type - 2 diabetes mellitus, but its role in the pathogenesis of this disease is unresolved.
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The fibrils of the body's own amyloid beta (Aβ) protein are the main constituent of Alzheimer's disease related and characteristic pathological protein deposits in the brain.