tau protein
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Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
tau protein (plural tau proteins)
- (neurology) A protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules, and when misfolded is associated with forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
- Synonym: tau
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Translations[edit]
protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules
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Further reading[edit]
- tau protein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia