Birbeck granule

English
Birbeck granules in a patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Etymology

named after Michael Stanley Clive Birbeck, who described it in 1961

Noun

Birbeck granule (plural Birbeck granules)

  1. (anatomy, ultrastructure) rod or tennis racket-shaped cytoplasmic organelle solely found in Langerhans cells and hence a marker for Langerhans cell histiocytoses

Synonyms
  • Birbeck body
  • (original name) characteristic granule
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