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File:IPLab6SenileAmyloidosis5.jpg|This is a special stain for amyloid (Luxol PAS) demonstrating the amyloid (1) and fibrosis (2) in the myocardium. The amyloid is darker purple/magenta and tends to be more amorphous. The fibrosis is pink and more fibrillar.
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== Study Questions ==
* <spoiler text="What protein makes-up senile amyloid in the ventricle of the heart?">Transthyretin.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="What protein makes-up senile amyloid in the atrium of the heart?">Atrial natriuretic peptide.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="At what age does senile amyloidosis usually develop?">Eighth and ninth decades.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="Where else may senile amyloid deposits occur?">Senile amyloid deposits also occur in the lungs, pancreas, and spleen. Senile cerebral amyloidosis occurs due to deposition of A beta 2 protein in cerebral blood vessels and in senile plaques of Alzheimer's disease patients.</spoiler>
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