Plaques in Tissue (IMAGE)

Trinity College Dublin

Plaques in Tissue

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A human donor Alzheimer's disease brain tissue stained with an agent called 'congo-red', which allows for the visualization of amyloid-beta plaques (red) in the brain and surrounding blood vessels. Blue stains show the nuclei of the cells in the brain.

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Dr Matthew Campbell, 2015

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