JAN EVANGELIST A PURKINJE - EARLY PIONEER IN DERMATOGLYPHICS

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Purkinje was a pioneer in the study of cells, particularly after acquiring a
compound microscope in 1832. His discoveries include the nucleus in birds'
eggs, sweat glands in the skin, large flask-shaped nerve cells with numerous
dendrites in the cerebellum (now called Purkinje cells), and muscle fibers in
the heart that conduct stimuli from the pacemaker (Purkinje fibers). He was
the first to realize that fingerprints can be used for identification, the first to
describe the movement of cilia, and the first to use a microtome (an
instrument used to slice tissue into thin sections for microscopic examination).