Cajal body
English
Nuclei of mouse cells (blue) containing Cajal bodies (green)
Etymology
Discovered by Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934), Spanish neuroscientist and histologist, in 1903.
Noun
Cajal body (plural Cajal bodies)
- (cytology) 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.
- Synonym: coiled body
Translations
spherical membraneless nuclear body largely consisting of proteins and RNA