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  • noun Plural form of fibril.

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Examples

  • A-beta normally dissolves after it drifts away from the cell, but it sometimes folds into insoluble forms called fibrils, which stick together to create plaques.

    Alzheimer's Unlocking The Mystery 2008

  • Does the blood appear only on the top fibrils, as does the image of the body?

    The Shroud Codex Ph.D Jerome R. Corsi 2010

  • The very top of the linen fibrils of the cellulose fibers of the Shroud demonstrates colorization from an extremely rapid dehydration and oxidation process.

    The Shroud Codex Ph.D Jerome R. Corsi 2010

  • Perhaps people with a family history of Alzheimers disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis or other amyloid-associated diseases should avoid consuming foie gras and other foods that may be contaminated with fibrils.

    The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

  • I don't know if Morgellon fibrils are 'live' parasites or just strange protein formations.

    Bees In My Easter Bonnet 2007

  • I don't know if it's the fibrils killing bees or something innocuous they've no resistance to anymore.

    Bees In My Easter Bonnet 2007

  • Perhaps people with a family history of Alzheimers disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis or other amyloid-associated diseases should avoid consuming foie gras and other foods that may be contaminated with fibrils.

    The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

  • The brain generates toxic agents called free radicals when fighting off infections, and fibrils trigger the same reaction.

    Alzheimer's Unlocking The Mystery 2008

  • "If fibrils are sustaining the inflammation," says Harvard geneticist Rudy Tanzi, "neurons will die by friendly fire."

    Alzheimer's Unlocking The Mystery 2008

  • From bugs to brain cells, colon cancers to collagen fibrils, this look at the natural world just boggles my mind.

    Boing Boing: July 16, 2006 - July 22, 2006 Archives 2006

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