Tau in a Brain Cell (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Tau in a Brain Cell

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A micrograph by Thomas Deerinck of the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research at UC San Diego School of Medicine depicts tangles of tau protein (green) in the brain cell of a person who had Alzheimer's disease.

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Thomas Deerinck of the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research at UC San Diego School of Medicine

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