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  • initialism Actinobacllus pleuropneumoniae

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Examples

  • Nicastrin binds to the amyloid-beta proteins, one in particular called amyloid precursor protein (APP), and then guides it to the gamma-secretase where the APP is then split in two; one half remains inside the cell and the other travels outside.

    Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » BIG NEWS ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S OUT OF UT SOUTHWESTERN 2005

  • The Diagnosis: Eventually leading to feelings of desperation, APP is bad enough by itself, but many hunters seek a cure by tromping all over the early-fall woods, looking for buck sign when it is typically scarce, and potentially spooking deer.

    Last-Minute Game Plan for Trophy Bow Bucks 2009

  • The scientists were checking into the formation of a protein known as APP, which is used to generate the amyloid plaques typical in Alzheimer's disease, according to a news release from the researchers.

    WSOCTV.com - Local News 2009

  • In order to have it collected and then delivered after being repaired you need something called a APP, which is some kind of extra warranty, which costs £200 odd!

    Discussions: Message List - root 2008

  • Early Alzheimer's is caused by a mutation in any of three genes: PSEN1, PSEN2 and an amyloid precursor protein gene called APP.

    Mother, son share bonds of love and Alzheimer's 2011

  • This peptide is part of a longer protein called APP (amyloid precursor protein), which abounds in normal brain cells (chart).

    An Alzheimer's Advance 2008

  • Some major hospitals and a chain of 1,600 U.S. kidney-dialysis centers run by Fresenius Medical Care North America, a unit of Germany's Fresenius Medical Care AG, already have switched over to buying exclusively from APP, which is rapidly ramping up its production.

    Baxter Rival APP 2008

  • The aberrant molecule, a small piece of a normal protein called APP, invariably shows up in victims 'brains, surrounded by masses of dead neurons.

    Brain Killer Or Bystander? 2008

  • The first real clue to the mystery came in the late 1980s, when scientists identified a molecule called APP, or amyloid precursor protein.

    Alzheimer's Unlocking The Mystery 2008

  • - Wired App on an iPad I was just reading the hard copy of Wired Magazine and saw a section called APP FAQS, which answers some questions about the Wired Reader on the iPad, but with information that is already out of date.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now ,Matt Rosoff 2010

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  • APP as in Application for iAnything

    June 9, 2010