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| german anatomists | |
| auerbach, leopold | |
| german pathologists | |
| 1828 births | |
| 1897 deaths | |
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His name is associated with the discovery of ''Plexus myentericus Auerbachi'', or Auerbach's Plexus , a layer of Ganglion cells which provide muscular movement of the gastro-intestinal system. He was also one of the first physicians to diagnose the nervous system using Histological Staining methods. He published several papers on neuropathology and muscle-related diseases. The Friedreich-Auerbach disease is named after Auerbach and pathologist Nikolaus Friedreich and it is a rare disease which causes Hypertrophy of the facial features and tongue. SOURCES |
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