English Explanatory Dictionary

Hirano body

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An intracellular aggregate of actin and associated proteins, found in the nerve cells of individuals with certain neurodegenerative disorders.

Word forms

Hirano body Hirano bodies

Etymology

First observed in neurons (nerve cells) by Asao Hirano in 1965.

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