History of cell theory

  • Decaying Tissues

    Decaying Tissues
    This event is important because maggots and other living creatures where found in decaying tissues.
  • Micrographia

    Micrographia
    This event is important because this was first important work devoted to microscopical observation.
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    Albert Kolliker

    He showed that cells are formed through scission of pre-existing cells.
  • Nucleus

    Nucleus
    Nucleus was recognize as an essential constituent of living things.
  • Structural Element

    Structural Element
    Every structural element of plant is composed of cells of their products
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    Cell

    Cell is the basic component of living organisms
  • Oil Immersion lens

    Oil Immersion lens
    The development of the microtome technique and the use of new fixing methods and dyes greatly improved microscopy.
  • Anastomoses

    Anastomoses
    All of the central nervous system, nerve cells established anastomoses with each other through a net work formed by the minute branching of their dendrites
  • Black reaction

    Black reaction
    The most important breakthrough in Neurocytology and Neuroanatomy.
  • Neurons

    Neurons
    Waldeyer introduced the term "neurons" to indicate independent nerve cells.