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Anatomy Of<br />
ALZHEIMER'S<br />
The entities resp<strong>on</strong>sible for <str<strong>on</strong>g>Alzheimer</str<strong>on</strong>g>'s disease are plaques and tangles.<br />
Plaques are protein fragments called amyloid that accumulate between<br />
brain cells. Tangles are twisted protein fibers that form inside <strong>the</strong> cells.<br />
These protein clumps block communicati<strong>on</strong> and disrupts cellular<br />
processes.<br />
To see a diagram of plaques and tangles, go to<br />
http://www.save<strong>the</strong>synapse.com/wp/wpc<strong>on</strong>tent/uploads/2011/11/plaque.jpg.