altmann's granules

altmann's granules
\\ˈȯltmənz-, ˈältˌmänz-\ noun plural
Usage: usually capitalized A
Etymology: translation of German Altmannsche granula, after Richard Altmann died 1901 German histologist, their discoverer
: minute granules in protoplasm once regarded as its ultimate formative units but now physically equated with mitochondria

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  • Richard Altmann — (March 12, 1852 ndash; December 8, 1900) was a German pathologist and histologist (tissue researcher) from Deutsch Eylau in the Province of Prussia. He studied medicine in Greifswald, Königsberg, Marburg, and Giessen, and earned his doctorate at… …   Wikipedia

  • Richard Altmann — (12 mars 1852 8 décembre 1900) était un pathologiste et histologiste allemand, professeur d’anatomie à l’université de Leipzig. Il obtint son doctorat de médecine à l Université de Giessen en 1877. Altmann est connu pour son travail sur des… …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • bioplast — ˈbīōˌplast noun ( s) Etymology: bi (II) + plast 1. : altmann s granules 2. : a functional unit of living protoplasm : cell …   Useful english dictionary

  • cytoblast — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌblast noun ( s) Etymology: German zytoblast, from zyt cyt + blast 1. : nucleus 2a 2. : altmann s granules 3 …   Useful english dictionary

  • plastidule — ˈplastəˌd(y)ül noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary plastid + ule; originally formed as German plastidul 1. : a hypothetical ultimate unit of protoplasm : altmann s granules 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • granule — 1. A grainlike particle; a granulation; a minute discrete mass. 2. A very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose. 3. A colony of the bacterium or …   Medical dictionary

  • stain — 1. To discolor. 2. To color; to dye. 3. A discoloration. 4. A dye used in histologic and bacteriologic technique. 5. A procedure in which a dye or combination of dyes and reagents is used to color the constituents of cells and tissues. For… …   Medical dictionary

  • Oocyte — Stripped human oocyte; granulosa cells that had surrounded this oocyte have been removed. Gray s subject #3 38 …   Wikipedia

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