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Jun 2, 2021 · In the book, Schwann precisely described the myelinated nerve fiber. His research led to the discovery of the cell that produces the myelin sheath that envelops the axon. In honor of his contribution, this was later eponymously named the Schwann cell [3, 7, 9].
- Michał K. Owecki
- 10.1007/s00415-021-10630-6
- 2021
- J Neurol. 2021; 268(12): 4921-4922.
Theodor Schwann (German pronunciation: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈʃvan]; 7 December 1810 – 11 January 1882) was a German physician and physiologist. His most significant contribution to biology is considered to be the extension of cell theory to animals.
Nov 21, 2023 · Theodor Schwann made numerous contributions to science that include discovery of the enzyme pepsin, spontaneous generation, and identifying the role of microbes in fermentation. Schwann...
The first cell theory is credited to the work of Theodor Schwann and Matthias Jakob Schleiden in the 1830s. In this theory the internal contents of cells were called protoplasm and described as a jelly-like substance, sometimes called living jelly.
Schwann was one of the first scientists to break away from vitalism to lean toward a mechanistic or physico-chemical explanation of living processes which proposed that the biological processes in cells and living beings could be explained by physical and chemical phenomena.
A German physiologist who, in collaboration with M. J. Schleiden, proposed the cell theory (and coined the term), according to which all plant and animal tissues are composed of cells, and within an individual organism all the cells are identical (see also Virchow, Rudolf).
Jan 1, 2017 · He defined the cell as consisting of nucleus, content (cytoplasm), and membrane, and described the egg as one single cell. All animal tissues originate from cells. Thus, Schwann became the founder of animal cell theory.
