Nissl substance

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Nissl substance (n

Material consisting of granular endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes and occurring in nerve cell bodies and dendrites. Also called Nissl body, Nissl granule.

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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