Anatomy
- Discovery of the Ampulla of Vater by Abraham Vater in 1720.
- First description of Auerbach's plexus by Leopold Auerbach (19th century).
- First description of Brodmann's areas by Korbinian Brodmann in 1909.
- First description of Crypts of Lieberkühn by Johann Nathanael Lieberkühn in 1745.
- First description of Duct of Wirsung by Johann Georg Wirsung.
- First description of Meissner's plexus and Tactile corpuscle by Georg Meissner.
- First description of Merkel cell by Friedrich Sigmund Merkel
- Discovery of the Alzheimer disease by Alois Alzheimer in 1906
- Discovery of Langerhans cell and Islets of Langerhans by Paul Langerhans
- Discovery of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system by Theodor Schwann
- Discovery and study of pepsin by Theodor Schwann
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