Alexander Dogiel

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Alexander Dogiel (1852-1922), histologist, embryologist

Alexander Stanislavovich Dogiel or Dogel (

histologist and neuroscientist.[1] He contributed to a morphological classification of nerve cells. The cells of Dogiel, bipolar neurons of the spinal ganglia, are named after him.[2]

Biography

Dogel studied at

Saint Petersburg Medical Institute where he was entrusted with the organization of the histology laboratory. He founded the Russian Archives of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology (Russian
: архив анатомии, гистологии и эмбриологии).

Dogel lived and worked in isolation, rarely but authoritatively publishing lengthy and richly illustrated articles. His work focused on degenerative and regenerative neuromuscular junction abnormalities, neuromuscular spindles, and various cellular categories within the central nervous system. He demonstrated a mastery of silver staining techniques and some of his illustrations contain a level of detail comparable to that which can be obtained using a low-power electronic microscope. He examined neurons and classified them based on their lengths, the shapes of dendrites, the positions of nuclei and their location within ganglia.[3][4]

Dogel was an important figure in Russian histology. He trained Russian scientists such as

Valentine Dogiel (1882-1955) became a parasitologist.[5]

Major works

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