Microtubule-associated protein tau gene: a risk factor in human neurodegenerative diseases
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein mainly expressed in neurons of central nervous system, which is crucial in the maintenance of these cells. It has a central role in the polymerization and stabilization of microtubules and in the traffic of organelles along axons and dendrites. Aggregates of h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2004-04-01
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| Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996103002821 |