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Paul Langerhans and his eponym “Islet of Langerhans”

Paul Langerhans and his eponym “Islet of Langerhans”

ABOUT PAUL LANGERHANS
Paul Langerhans (25/7/1847 to 20/7/1888) was a German pathologist, physiologist and biologist. He studied the pancreas and noticed unique polygonal cells within the parenchyma of the pancreas. He provided a detailed description of microscopic pancreatic structures. He did not know the significance of these cells at the time of his research. In 1893, the French histologist, G.E. Laguesse, …

Gabriele Falloppio and his eponym “Fallopian tube”

Gabriele Falloppio and his eponym “Fallopian tube”

ABOUT GABRIELE FALLOPPIO
Gabriele Falloppio (1523 to 9/10/1562) is often known by his Latin name Fallopius Fallopio and was a famous doctor an surgeon. He is the most illustrious of 16th century Italian anatomists, who contributed greatly to early knowledge of the ear and of the reproductive organs. Falloppius discovered the tubes that coonect the ovaries to the uterus (now known …

Sir William Bowman and his eponym “Bowman’s capsule”

Sir William Bowman and his eponym “Bowman’s capsule”

About Sir William Bowman
Sir William Bowman (20/7/1816 to 29/3/1892), 1st Baronet was an English surgeon, histologist and anatomist. He is mostly famous for his research using microscopes to study various human organs, though during his lifetime he pursued a successful career as an ophthalmologist. He sketched and wrote highly detailed descriptions of the skin, muscle, nerves, sense organs (particularly the …

Louis-Antoine Ranvier and his eponym “Node of Ranvier”

Louis-Antoine Ranvier and his eponym “Node of Ranvier”

Louis-Antoine Ranvier (2/10/1835 to 22/3/1922)
Ranvier was a French histologist and pathologist. He is credited with transforming histology from a descriptive discipline into an experimental science that could serve as a basis for physiological observations. He devoted most of his research to elaborating detailed nerve and skin structure. In 1878 he described constrictions seen in certain nerve fibers, now known as …

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