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Anatomy and Physiology 2e by J. Gordon Betts and others 24.4 Protein Metabolism by 
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Amyloid deposition involving the kidney. Depending on the distribution, it can disrupt filtration-barrier function and produce protein loss or progressive renal impairment.
A gross pattern of amyloidosis of the spleen in which translucent deposits in the splenic white pulp resemble sago grains. The pattern can accompany different forms of amyloidosis.[ref]
Hepatic amyloidosis: morphologic differences between systemic AL and AA types. Abstract, sago pattern and limits of anatomical typing
Amyloid disease in which deposited fibrils derive from immunoglobulin light chains. The precursor’s identity distinguishes it from amyloid formed from transthyretin or serum amyloid A.
Disease caused by deposition of amyloid derived from transthyretin. Inherited variants and age-associated deposition of nonvariant protein distinguish different pathways to a similar fibrillar material.
Linimentum Ammoniae is an ammonia-containing liniment. Its external formulation is distinct from Ammonia gas or a general aqueous laboratory solution.[ref]
The Essentials of Materia Medica and Therapeutics by Alfred Baring Garrod (1865). Linimentum Ammoniae, named preparation in the corresponding monograph
Failure of menstruation to begin by the age or developmental stage at which assessment is indicated. Anatomical outflow problems and endocrine or gonadal causes are different possible explanations.[ref]
Amenorrhea: Absence of Periods by ACOG. Primary and secondary amenorrhea
Absence of menstruation after periods were previously established. It describes a change in menstrual history whose explanations include pregnancy and disturbances of reproductive endocrine regulation.[ref]
Amenorrhea: Absence of Periods by ACOG. Primary and secondary amenorrhea
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