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Marcello Malpighi

Marcello Malpighi (1628 – 1694) an Italian biologist and physician. Historic portrait by Carlo Cignani.

He is known for the spleen and renal structures that bear his name.

Malpighian bodies - (Malpighian bodies of the spleen, spleen white pulp, splenic lymphoid nodules) A spleen lymphoid region, organized as lymphoid sheaths with both T-cell and B-cell compartments, around the branching arterial vessels (resembles lymph node structure).

Malpighian corpuscle - (renal corpuscle) The initial component of the nephron (glomerulus and Bowman's capsule) in the kidneys.



Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2026, October 5) Embryology Marcello Malpighi.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Marcello_Malpighi.jpg

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