Gustaf Retzius

Prof Magnus Gustaf (or Gustav) Retzius FRSFor HFRSE MSA (17 October 1842 – 21 July 1919) was a Swedish physician and anatomist who dedicated a large part of his life to researching the histology of the sense organs and nervous system.

Gustaf Retzius
Gustaf Retzius
Born17 October 1842
Stockholm
Died21 July 1919(1919-07-21) (aged 76)
Stockholm
NationalitySwedish
Alma materUppsala University
Lund University
Known forCajal–Retzius cell
Nervous system
Area postrema
Scientific career
Fieldshistology, neurology
Author abbrev. (botany)G.Retz.
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