Charles Marie Benjamin Rouget
Charles Marie Benjamin Rouget (born August 19, 1824 in Gisors , † 1904 in Paris ) was a French physiologist and histologist .
Rouget was from 1860 professor of physiology at the University of Montpellier . In 1873, Rouget discovered ramified contractile cells ( pericytes ) that were connected to the capillaries . The pericytes are still called Rouget cells today.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Charles Rouget: Sur la contractilité capillaires sanguins. In: CR Acad. Sci. Volume 88, (Paris) 1879, pp. 916-1918.
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SURNAME | Rouget, Charles Marie Benjamin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French physiologist and histologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1824 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gisors |
DATE OF DEATH | 1904 |
Place of death | Paris |