Image Gallery: Microtubules and tau aggregates

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6892
Microtubules (magenta) and tau protein (light blue) in a cell model of tauopathy. Researchers believe that tauopathy—the aggregation of tau protein—plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. This image was captured using Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM).

Related to images 6889, 6890, and 6891.
Source
Melike Lakadamyali, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Cells
Injury And Illness
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