tau protein
A protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Tauprotein, Tau-Protein
Translations
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Forms
plural: tau proteins| Singular | tau protein |
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsSee also
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