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n. - Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of certain cells and network (1787-1869).

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  • A third cell type, with large cell bodies and no fluorescence, we identified as Purkinje cells (not shown).
  • These have been called Purkinje's Figures, from the discoverer.
  • Purkinje cell as Evangelista Purkinje described and drew in
  • Also, the work of a great physiologist in Prague, Purkinje, was unknown to
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