Purkinje

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• The liver cells (the peculiar forms of which had been described by Purkinje, Henle, and Dutrochet about 1838) have the power to convert certain of the substances that come to them into a starchlike compound called glycogen, and to store this substance away till it is needed by the organism. A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume IV: Modern Development of the Chemical and Biological Sciences
• Progesterone administration attenuates excitatory amino acid responses of cerebellar Purkinje cells. T.S. Wiley: Estrogen Dilemma: There Is No Dilemma When You Know the Details
• Purkinje was an extraordinary pharmacologist, and his experiments outlining the action of drugs such as digitalis, camphor, and belladonna were performed on himself.
• I already have some leads on the onion, but, again, that can not involve any cerebella or Purkinje cells… Another unintelligent move - The Panda's Thumb
• It reports the quantitative analysis of Purkinje cell fractality in a number of placentates, one marsupial and two bird species, showing that fractal complexity is essentially identical in these species. Another unintelligent move - The Panda's Thumb
• Purkinje and hippocampal neurons are noted for their plasticity because they show long-term changes in neural transmission following certain stimulus regimes.
• In the early 19th century Flourens had already proved by experiment that by stimulating the semi-circular canals of the inner ear certain rhythmical eye movements (called nystagmus) could be caused and Purkinje showed that in human beings vertigo was induced by rotation. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1914 - Presentation
• Bergmann glial processes ensheathe synapses on Purkinje cells, and play a supportive role in normal transmission by maintaining a physiological synaptic microenvironment. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
• Conclusion: The development of the Purkinje Cells is related to the developmental anomaly of the nervous system in the heart of anencephalus.
• They may be stellate in the anterior horn of the spinal cord or flask-shaped, as in the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum.