- Golgi cell
- Golgi cell n a neuron with short dendrites and with either a long axon or an axon that breaks into processes soon after leaving the cell body
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Golgi cell — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Microcircuitry of the cerebellum. Excitatory synapses are denoted by (+) and inhibitory synapses by ( ). MF: Mossy fiber. DCN: Deep cerebellar nuclei. IO: Inferior olive.… … Wikipedia
Golgi cell — noun a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter • Syn: ↑Golgi s cell • Hypernyms: ↑brain cell • Part Holonyms: ↑cerebral cortex, ↑cerebral mantle, ↑pallium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Golgi, Camillo — born July 7, 1843/44, Corteno, Italy died Jan. 21, 1926, Pavia Italian physician and cytologist. He devised a way to stain nerve tissue and with it discovered a neuron, now called the Golgi cell, that has many short, branching extensions… … Universalium
Golgi — Camillo, Italian histologist and Nobel laureate, 1843–1926. See G. apparatus, G. complex, G. corpuscle, G. tendon organ, G. internal reticulum, G. zone, G. cells, under cell, G. osmiobichromate fixative, G. stain, G. Mazzoni corpuscle, Holmgrén G … Medical dictionary
Golgi , Camillo — (1843–1926) Italian cytologist and histologist Born at Corteno near Brescia (now in Italy), Golgi studied medicine at Pavia University and thereafter mainly concerned himself with research on cells and tissues. In 1873, while serving as physician … Scientists
Golgi's cell — noun a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter • Syn: ↑Golgi cell • Hypernyms: ↑brain cell • Part Holonyms: ↑cerebral cortex, ↑cerebral mantle, ↑pallium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cell of golgi — Usage: usually capitalized G : golgi cell … Useful english dictionary
Golgi tendon organ — Organ of Golgi (neurotendinous spindle) from the human tendo calcaneus. Latin organum sensorium tendinis Gray s … Wikipedia
Golgi's method — is a nervous tissue staining technique discovered by Italian physician and scientist Camillo Golgi (1843 1926) in 1873. It was initially named the black reaction ( la reazione nera ) by Golgi, but it became better known as the Golgi stain or… … Wikipedia
Golgi apparatus — [gôl′jē, gōl′jē] n. 〚after C. Golgi (1844 1926), It neurologist, who first observed it (1909)〛 a network of stainable cytoplasmic fibers, rods, granules, etc., that can collect proteins and secrete them outside the cell: see CELL: also Golgi body … Universalium
