Pick bodies

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Pick bodies are intracytoplasmic spherical inclusions found in Pick's disease. They are composed of tau fibrils (thus Pick's disease is a tauopathy) arranged in a disorderly array 1. Although tau protein is a major component a number of other protein products are present, including ubiquitin and tubulin 1,2

  • -<p><strong>Pick bodies</strong> are intracytoplasmic spherical inclusions found in <a href="/articles/pick-disease">Pick's disease</a>. They are composed of tau fibrils (thus Pick's disease is a <a href="/articles/tauopathies">tauopathy</a>) arranged in a disorderly array <sup>1</sup>. Although tau protein is a major component a number of other protein products are present, including ubiquitin and tubulin <sup>1,2</sup>. </p>
  • +<p><strong>Pick bodies</strong> are intracytoplasmic spherical inclusions found in <a href="/articles/pick-disease">Pick disease</a>. They are composed of tau fibrils (thus Pick disease is a <a href="/articles/tauopathy">tauopathy</a>) arranged in a disorderly array <sup>1</sup>. Although <a title="tau protein" href="/articles/tau-protein">tau protein</a> is a major component a number of other protein products are present, including <a title="ubiquitin" href="/articles/ubiquitin">ubiquitin</a> and tubulin <sup>1,2</sup>. </p>

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