Remak fibers
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REMAK — REMAK, German family of neurologists. ROBERT REMAK (1815–1865) was born in the province of Posen and was one of the first Jews to become lecturer (Dozent) at the University of Berlin, by special permission of Emperor Frederick William IV. In 1859 … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Remak , Robert — (1815–1865) Polish–German embryologist and anatomist Remak, born the son of a shopkeeper in Posen (now in Poland), obtained his MD from the University of Berlin in 1838. Although he spent most of his career there and despite his considerable… … Scientists
Remak's fiber — Re·mak s fiber rā .mäks n an unmyelinated nerve fiber called also fiber of Remak Remak Robert (1815 1865) German neurologist and embryologist. Remak published his first studies on the fine structure of nerve tissue in 1836 and published his… … Medical dictionary
Remak — Ernst J., German neurologist, 1848–1911. See R. reflex, R. sign. Robert, Polish German anatomist and histologist, 1815–1865. See R. nuclear division, R. fibers, under fiber, R. ganglia, under ganglion, R. plexus … Medical dictionary
Fiber — The parts of plants that cannot be digested, namely complex carbohydrates. Also known as bulk or roughage. Complex carbohydrates from plants are rich in starch and fiber. Examples of plants that provide complex carbohydrates (fiber) are fresh… … Medical dictionary
Jerome Lettvin — Jerome Ysroael Lettvin Born February 23, 1920(1920 02 23) Chicago, Illinois, USA … Wikipedia
Group C nerve fiber — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = C fiber not labeled, but substantia gelatinosa of Rolando is Rexed lamina II, labeled at upper left. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph =… … Wikipedia
Schwann cell — Structure of a typical neuron Schwann cells wrapped around an axon Dendrite … Wikipedia
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … Medical dictionary
Ganglion — The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130 201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to denote a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of the… … Medical dictionary
