English Explanatory Dictionary

Cajal body

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Cajal body Cajal bodies

Etymology

Discovered by Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934), Spanish neuroscientist and histologist, in 1903.

Synonyms

coiled body
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