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straight filament
Straight 10-15 nm filaments visible on electron microscopy interspersed with paired helical filaments in some neurofibrillary tangles.
Related
neurofibrillary tangle (NFT)
paired helical filament (PHF)
General
abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)
Properties
PATHOLOGY: Alzheimer's disease
References
- Selkoe DJ.
Alzheimer's disease: genes, proteins, and therapy.
Physiol Rev. 2001 Apr;81(2):741-66. Review.
PMID: 11274343