"tau protein" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tau proteins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tau protein (plural tau proteins)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Neurology Synonyms: tau Hypernyms: microtubule-associated protein (english: MAP) Related terms: MAPT, tauopathy Translations (protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules): protéine tau [feminine] (French), Tauprotein [neuter] (German), Tau-Protein [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-tau_protein-en-noun-nf5haemo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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