The article summarizes the discoveries of Pío del Río Hortega in the normal histology of nervous system and their subsequent influence in the neuropathology studies of brain tumours: gliomas and paragliomas. KEY WORDS Histology of nervous system. Micrographie techniques. Microglia and oloigodendroglia. Neuropathology. Brain tumours. Gliomas and paragliomas. RESUMEN El artículo repasa los descubrimientos de Río Hortega en la histología normal del sistema nervioso y su posterior repercusión en el estudio anatomopatológico de los tumores cerebrales: gliomas y paragliomas.
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