Damaged and Dying Neurons That Collect Around a Core of Amyloid

question 102

Multiple Choice

Damaged and dying neurons that collect around a core of amyloid protein produce

• A) neurofibrillary tangles.
• B) granulovacuolar bodies.
• C) synaptic nodes.
• D) neuritic plaques.

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