Birbeck granule
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after Michael Stanley Clive Birbeck, who described it in 1961.
Noun
[edit]Birbeck granule (plural Birbeck granules)
- (anatomy, ultrastructure) A rod or tennis racket-shaped cytoplasmic organelle solely found in Langerhans cells and hence a marker for Langerhans cell histiocytoses.
Synonyms
[edit]- Birbeck body
- characteristic granule (originally)