Birbeck granules

A form of Birbeck granule — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Birbeck granule
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