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Pyramidal neuron. Neurofibrillary tangles #270581228
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Light micrograph of a human cerebral cortex showing neurofibrillary tangles in several pyramidal neurons. Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are a characteristic neuropathological lesion of Alzheimer's disease (AD). They are composed of a highly-phosphorylated form of the microtubule-associated protein tau. Silver carbonate method