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Pio del Rio-Hortega

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…and 1921 by Spanish neuroanatomist Pio del Rio-Hortega, who was a student of Spanish histologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal, best known for his work in establishing neurons as the basic units of nervous tissue.
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