tau protein

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Etymology

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Noun

tau protein (plural tau proteins)

1. (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

• microtubule-associated protein (MAP)

See also

• MAPT
• tauopathy

Further reading

• tau protein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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