title: A postmortem study of senile amyloidosis of the tongue.
abstract: In a postmortem study, the authors examined 50 tongue specimens from old people, in order to detect amyloid deposits. No single case could be detected.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Birman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Coelho
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D000682:Amyloid / Q000032:analysis*; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014059:Tongue / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid