Revealing the structure of the nervous tissue III : From Jan Evangelista Purkyne (1787-1869) to Ludwig Mauthner (1840-1894)

The works of Jan Evangelista Purkyne, Gabriel Valentin and Robert Remak showed that the nervous system contains not only nerve fibers, but also cellular elements. The use of microscopes and new fixation techniques have enabled the retrieval of accurate data on the structure of nervous tissue and in many European universities microscopes began to be widely used for histological and morphological studies. The present review summarizes the discoveries of the structure of predominantly vertebrate nerve tissue during the period from 1838 to 1865, made by prominent scholars who described the structure of fibers and cells of the nervous system and demonstrated that some nerve fibers are enwrapped by a sheath. In addition, the first attempts were made to make a cytoarchitectonic description of the spinal cord and brain. During the same time the concept of a neuroglial tissue was introduced, first as a tissue for "gluing" nerve fibers, cells and blood capillaries into one unit, but later some glial cells were described for the first time. Microscopic techniques started to be used for examination of physiological as well as pathological nerve tissues. The overall state of knowledge was just a step away from the emergence of the concept of neurons and glial cells.

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:64

Enthalten in:

Ceskoslovenska fysiologie - 64(2015), 2 vom: 05., Seite 52-72

Sprache:

Tschechisch

Weiterer Titel:

Výzkum struktury nervové tkáne III: od Jana Evangelisty Purkyne (1787-1869) k Ludwigovi Mauthnerovi (1840-1894)

Beteiligte Personen:

Chvátal, A [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Historical Article
Journal Article

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Date Completed 05.06.2017

Date Revised 05.06.2017

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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NLM257241647