tau protein
English
Etymology
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Noun
tau protein (plural tau proteins)
- (neurology) A protein abundant especially in the neurons of the central nervous system, where they stabilize neurons, and that are associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases when misfolded.
Synonyms
- (neurology): tau
Hypernyms
See also
Further reading
- tau protein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia