Nissl

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Nissl

named for Franz Nissl (1860-1919), German neurologist.

Nissl bodies

large granular bodies that stain with basic dyes, forming the reticular substance of the cytoplasm of neurons, composed of rough endoplasmic reticulum and free polyribosomes.

Nissl granules

location of synthesis of most nervous system proteins.

Nissl substance

see chromaphilic substance.

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acrosomal granule amygdaloid body asteroid body axonal Barr body basal body basal granule body body dysmorphic disorder body image chromaphilic substance chromatolysis ciliary body dysmorphophobia elementary granules foreign body giant axonal neuropathy gladiolus granule			[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Gemistocytes were first described by Franz Nissl as glia (gemaestete glia) with voluminous cytoplasm. Glioblastoma: morphologic and molecular genetic diversity by Miller, C. Ryan; Perry, Arie / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine [34] In the central nervous system, the neural cell body undergoes chromatolysis with peripheral shifting of the Nissl bodies (stocked metabolites) and a decrease in their number. Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis: Current concepts and treatment: ... by Brasnu, Daniel F. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Many of the amygdaloid nuclei can be distinguished based on differences in size, packing density, and staining intensity of their constituent neurons m Nissl preparation. HEALTH SCIENCES by Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences			NIOSH niosome NIP nip & tuck Nipah virus Nipent nipper nipple nipple cancer nipple discharge nipple line nipple shield Nippon Inu Nippostrongylus braziliensis Nipride NIRD Nirenberg Nirschl procedure nirvanic state NIS nisin nisoldipine nisoldipine core coat NISS Nissen fundoplication Nissl Nissl body Nissl substance NIST NIST standard nisus nit nitarsone nitazoxanide nitenpyram nithiazide nitisinone nitr nitr- nitralin nitrate nitrazine yellow nitremia nitric nitric acid nitric oxide nitric oxide 1 nitric oxide 2 nitridation nitride nitrification			Nissan Valve Timing Control Nissan Vehicle Immobilizer System Nissan Xterra Championship Series Nissan Xterra Points Series Nissan-Industrial Oxygen Incorporated NISSAT NISSC Nisse Nisse Nisse Nissen Nissen Nissen army hut Nissen army hut Nissen fundoplication Nissen fundoplication surgery Nissen hut Nissen hut Nissen huts Nissen huts Nissen Kestel Harford Nissen procedure Nissen stamp Nissequogue River State Park Nissho Iwai Aerospace Corporation Nissho Iwai Petroleum Gas Nissi Nissi Nisskii, Georgii Nisskii, Georgii Grigorevich Nissl Nissl b Nissl b Nissl b Nissl b Nissl b Nissl bodies Nissl bodies Nissl bodies Nissl bodies Nissl bodies Nissl body Nissl body Nissl granule Nissl granule Nissl granules Nissl substance Nissl substance Nissl's g Nissl's g Nissl's g Nissl's g's Nissl's g's Nissl's g's Nissl's granules Nissl's granules Nissl's granules NISSM NISSMG Nisson Abramovich Shifrin Nisson Shifrin

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