- Nissl granules
- collections of dark-staining material, containing RNA, seen in the cell bodies of neurones on microscopic examination.F. Nissl (1860-1919), German neuropathologist
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Nissl granules — collections of dark staining material, containing RNA, seen in the cell bodies of neurones on microscopic examination. [F. Nissl (1860–1919), German neuropathologist] … The new mediacal dictionary
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Nissl bodies (granules substance) degeneration method of staining — Nis·sl bodies (granules, substance), degeneration, method of staining (nisґəl) [Franz Nissl, German neurologist, 1860–1919] see under body and degeneration, and see Stains and Staining Methods, under stain … Medical dictionary
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