tau protein
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
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
- microtubule-associated protein (MAP)
Translations
protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules
|
See also
- MAPT
- tauopathy
Further reading
tau protein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.