Nissl,

Franz, German neurologist, 1860-1919.

Nissl bodies - Synonym(s): Nissl substance

Nissl degeneration - cell body degeneration occurring after transection of the axon.

Nissl granules - Synonym(s): Nissl substance

Nissl methods - staining techniques.

Nissl stain - a method for staining nerve cells.

Nissl substance - the material consisting of granular endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes that occurs in nerve cell bodies and dendrites. Synonym(s): basophil substance; Nissl bodies; Nissl granules; substantia basophilia; tigroid bodies

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