Nervenkitt: notes on the history of the concept of neuroglia.
The evolution of concepts concerning the identity and the functions of neuroglia is traced. Some of the main ideas in the works of Virchow, Deiters, Golgi, Lenhossék, Lugaro, Ramón y Cajal, del Río-Hortega, Achúcarro, Penfield, and others are highlighted.
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Department of Physiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
D000818:Animals; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009446:Neurobiology / Q000266:history*; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology