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

Hypernyms[edit]

microtubule-associated protein (MAP)

Translations[edit]

protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules

French: protéine tau (fr) f
German: Tauprotein n, Tau-Protein n

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

tau protein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams[edit]

putoranite, reputation

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