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Neurofilament Heavy Polypeptide
Neurofilament, heavy polypeptide (1026 aa, ~112 kDa) is encoded by the human NEFH gene. This protein plays a role in both the establishment and maintenance of axonal and dendritic structures. (NCI Thesaurus)
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