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Dictionary » P » Plaques Plaquesplaque (Science: dentistry) dental plaque is a combination of food (left in the mouth after eating), bacteria (which live in the mouth) and bacterial byproducts (acidic wastes). These acidic wastes can break down the tooth enamel leading to tooth decay. Plaque also irritates the gum tissue (see gingivitis) and eventually destroys periodontal tissue, promoting periodontal disease. ![]()
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Results from our forumAmyloid beta (A4) precursor protein degradation products... fragments, including a relatively long extracellular amino terminal peptide fragment, the smaller the A beta protein (the main component of senile plaques) and a variety of sizes ranging from APP intracellular domain (AICD). The traditional view is that the APP degradation by two ways. Α-secretase ...
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Re: Bacteriophages and Acne?... to the phage itself, and those who have worked with bacteriophages will recall the typical appearance of colonies of resistant bacteria appear in plaques. No doubt phage therapy has some indications but it's not a miracle therapy. Victory - come on - that list is silly. Sure like to see clinical ...
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about cholesterolAs I understand it, materials are most likely to settle out on the inside of fast-flow curves, then get covered with clots that then build up more plaques. That happens mostly in arteries, build-up that can cause blockage would be more in small arteries, and blockage will more likely cause oxygen-deprivation ...
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Re: about cholesterol... They include taking a very small ballon and threading it through the arteries to a point where the thickening occurs and inflating it to push the plaques back. This does not remove but theoretically it could. The other way would be to literally scrape the vascular tissue from this inside out. ...
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Biochemical and Molecular TestDefine clean. Clean as in sterile, clean as in clear of possible or confirmed pathogenic species, clean as in devoid of those microbes that make plaques. The frame of reference matters.
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