Camillo Golgi was an Italian biologist and pathologist who was awarded the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the central nervous system. His discovery of a staining technique called black reaction in 1873 was a major breakthrough in neuroscience; several structures and phenomena in anatomy and physiology are named for him, including the Golgi apparatus.
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What is the black reaction that Camillo Golgi discovered?
It is a staining technique he discovered in 1873 that was a major breakthrough in neuroscience.
The black reaction was a staining technique Camillo Golgi discovered in 1873, and it was a major breakthrough in neuroscience. Golgi, an Italian biologist and pathologist, was awarded the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the central nervous system, and several structures in anatomy and physiology are named for him, including the Golgi apparatus, the Golgi tendon organ and the Golgi tendon reflex.
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Camillo Golgi shared the 1906 Nobel Prize with Cajal for foundational neuroscience work.
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Camillo Golgi was an Italian biologist and pathologist who was awarded the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his works on the central nervous system. ... His discovery of a staining technique called black reaction in 1873 was a major breakthrough in neuroscience. Several structures and phenomena in anatomy and physiology are named for him, including the Golgi apparatus, the Golgi tendon organ and the Golgi tendon reflex.
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July 7, 1843
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January 21, 1926
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Camillo Golgi (, Italian: [kaˈmilːo ˈɡɔldʒi]; 7 July 1843-21 January 1926) was an Italian biologist and pathologist who was awarded the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his works on the central nervous system.
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