Luigi Rolando
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Luigi Rolando was an Italian anatomist.
As a University of Turin professor, he devoted his life in studying brain anatomy.
The Substantia gelatinosa of Rolando
and the fissure of Rolando are named for him.
As a University of Turin professor, he devoted his life in studying brain anatomy.
The Substantia gelatinosa of Rolando
Substantia gelatinosa of Rolando
The apex of the posterior horn of the gray matter of the spinal cord is capped by a V-shaped or crescentic mass of translucent, gelatinous neuroglia, termed the substantia gelatinosa of Rolando , which contains both neuroglia cells, and small nerve cells...
and the fissure of Rolando are named for him.