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n. - German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882).

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  • I last heard of them being seen when I was about ten years of age, and they then ate a pedlar called Schwann and his wife. "
  • When we compared this genetic signature to other normal tissue, we found that it was most like cells called Schwann cells. "
  • Turning back the clock for Schwann cells | Think Gene
  • This doctrine is commonly regarded as being inaugurated in 1839 by Schwann.
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