Cajal body
Nuclei of mouse cells (blue) containing Cajal bodies (green)
Meaning
Noun
- A spherical membraneless nuclear body largely consisting of proteins and RNA, found in the nucleus of proliferative cells like embryonic cells and tumor cells, or metabolically active cells like neurons.
Origin
- Discovered by Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934), Spanish neuroscientist and histologist, in 1903.
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