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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Zelle und ihrer Lebenserscheinungen

Publication Details

Arch. mikr. Anat., 16, 302-436; 18, 151-259. 1879 CE; 1880 CE.

Classic account of cell division and karyokinesis. Flemming named the nuclear substance “chromatin” and gave the name “mitosis” to cell division. Translation of Part II in J. Cell Biol., 1965, 25, No. 1, pt. 2, 3-69. See also Flemming’s book on the subject, Zellsubstanz, Kern und Zellteilung, Leipzig, 1882.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#122
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/54
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLbeitrge-zur-kenntniss-der-zelle-und-ihrer-lebenserscheinungen

Geographic Context

Mentioned in annotation: Leipzig