The discovery of the cellular structure of nervous tissue using a specialized silver staining technique was developed by whom? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The discovery of the cellular structure of nervous tissue using a specialized silver staining technique was developed by whom?
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Theodor Schwann
C. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Camillo Golgi
D. Robert Hooke
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Ramón y Cajal used Golgi's staining method to prove that neurons are separate individual cells, sharing the 1906 Nobel Prize.

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