| Type | MGI:General | Description | diffuse amyloid plaques and compact neuritic plaques are detected in all mice 13-18 months old, most abundant in the hippocampus and cortex while occasionally seen in the thalamus, fimbria, external capsule, pontine nuclei, and white matter; plaques contain high amounts of the Abeta 42 peptidediffuse amyloid plaques and compact neuritic plaques are detected in all mice 13-18 months old, most abundant in the hippocampus and cortex while occasionally seen in the thalamus, fimbria, external capsule, pontine nuclei, and white matter; plaques contain high amounts of the Abeta 42 peptide |