Tau protein

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA 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.

Synonyms

tamalin atrophin microtubulin teneurin trypanin parkin neurotrypsin huntingtin spinophilin pftaire glial fibrillary acidic protein catastrophin

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