Amyloid degeneration
Encyclopedia
Amyloid degeneration is a type of degeneration
with the deposit of lardacein
in the tissues
. It indicates
impairment
of nutritive
function and is seen in wasting diseases.
It's alternate names honour Scottish physician John Abercrombie
and German physician Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow
.
Degeneration
The idea of degeneration had significant influence on science, art and politics from the 1850s to the 1950s. The social theory developed consequently from Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution...
with the deposit of lardacein
Lardacein
Lardacein is a protein found in tissues affected with amyloid degeneration. It is insoluble in nearly all reagents, is not acted upon by gastric juice, and is not readily subject to putrefaction. It gives a brown color when treated with iodine and sulfuric acid.-References:*Dorland's Illustrated...
in the tissues
Biological tissue
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. It indicates
Indication
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impairment
Impairment
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of nutritive
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
function and is seen in wasting diseases.
- Also sometimes called Abercrombie's disease, Abercrombie's syndrome, Virchow's syndrome, bacony disease, cellulose disease, hyaloid disease, lardaceous disease, and waxy disease.
It's alternate names honour Scottish physician John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie (physician)
John Abercrombie FRSE FRCSE FRCPE was a Scottish physician and philosopher. The Chambers Biographical Dictionary says of him that after Dr James Gregory's death, he was "recognized as the first consulting physician in Scotland".The son of the Reverend George Abercrombie, the minister of East...
and German physician Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow
Rudolf Virchow
Rudolph Carl Virchow was a German doctor, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician, known for his advancement of public health...
.