Alpha-synuclein Definition

ălfə-sĭ-no͝oklē-ĭn, -nyo͝o-

noun

A polypeptide protein found primarily in brain neurons but seen also in the fibrils in Parkinson's disease, in the amyloid plaques of Alzheimer's disease, and in brain tissue affected by other neurodegenerative diseases.

American Heritage

A polypeptide protein found primarily in brain neurons but seen also in the fibrils in Parkinson's disease, in the amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease, and in brain tissue affected by other neurodegenerative diseases.

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