Birbeck granule
nounEtymology
Named after Michael Stanley Clive Birbeck, who described it in 1961.
Definitions
A rod or tennis racket-shaped cytoplasmic organelle solely found in Langerhans cells and…
A rod or tennis racket-shaped cytoplasmic organelle solely found in Langerhans cells and hence a marker for Langerhans cell histiocytoses.
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