The genetic ablation of tau improves long-term, but not short-term, functional outcomes after experimental traumatic brain injury in mice.
Xin Lin TanPing ZhengDavid K WrightMujun SunRhys D BradyShijie LiuStuart J McDonaldRichelle MychasiukSitare CenapNigel Charles JonesTerence J O'BrienSandy R ShultzPublished in: Brain injury (2019)
These findings suggest that tau may play an important role in some of the consequences of TBI, particularly the long-term functional deficits.