tigroid bodies

Ni·ssl sub·stance

(nis'ĕl), the material consisting of granular endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes that occurs in nerve cell bodies and dendrites. Synonym(s): basophil substance, basophilic substance, chromophil substance, Nissl bodies, Nissl granules, substantia basophilia, tigroid bodies, tigroid substance

tigroid bodies

Masses of chromophil substance present in the cell bodies of neurons. See: Nissl body

Nissl,

Franz, German neurologist, 1860-1919. Nissl bodies - Synonym(s): Nissl substanceNissl degeneration - cell body degeneration occurring after transection of the axon.Nissl granules - Synonym(s): Nissl substanceNissl methods - staining techniques.Nissl stain - a method for staining nerve cells.Nissl substance - the material consisting of granular endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes that occurs in nerve cell bodies and dendrites. Synonym(s): basophil substance; Nissl bodies; Nissl granules; substantia basophilia; tigroid bodies