Converse of object

• call: Deposits of this protein, called beta amyloid, are associated with Alzheimer's disease in patients.

• clear: These findings indicate that defects in the normal activities of astrocytes in clearing beta amyloid could lead to the formation of plaques.

Adjective modifier

• beta: What exactly is the role of beta amyloid in the disease?

• fibrillar: Further, fibrillar amyloid has been shown to poison neurones, at least in the laboratory.

• secondary: Guma M, Bayes B, Bonet J, Olive A. Gout and secondary amyloid.

• human: Human serum amyloid A: three hepatic mRNAs and the corresponding proteins in one person.

Modifies a noun

• fibril: The amyloid fibril consists of polypeptide chains derived from the acute phase protein found in serum: serum amyloid A ( SAA ).

• plaque: How the normally highly soluble beta 2 M forms amyloid plaques in vivo is unknown.

• peptide: Some may be poisoned; the beta amyloid peptide is a strong suspect.

• deposition: In surgical material, excessive amyloid deposition was observed.

• protein: The gene responsible for this amyloid protein is located on chromosome 21.

• deposit: Distribution of amyloid deposits can be visualized using a gamma camera.

Used with adjective complement

• call: The hallmark lesions of these diseases are vacuoles and plaques, which are small round formations consisting of deposits of a protein called amyloid.

Noun used with modifier

• serum: Serum amyloid A - We have been using SAA at the Liphook Equine Hospital Laboratory for approximately 2½ years now.

• protein: The vaccine has been shown to clear clumps of the protein beta amyloid in the brains of genetically engineered mice.

• beta: The vaccine has been shown to clear clumps of the protein beta amyloid in the brains of genetically engineered mice.

Preposition: in

• brain: The vaccine has been shown to clear clumps of the protein beta amyloid in the brains of genetically engineered mice.