Characteristic histo-pathological findings of Alzheimer's
disease are senile plaques-α collection of degenerative
presynaptic endings with astrocytes and microglia. Plaques
are stained with silver stains and are of varying size.
Figure 8b
Neurofibrillary tangles of Alzheimer's
disease. The tangles are present as long pink filaments in
the cytoplasm. Each is composed of cytoskeletal intermediate
filiaments