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Developed a comparative account in which cells and cell products form a common structural principle for plant and animal tissues.
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The record is the 1839 synthesis; Schleiden’s plant work, later claims about cell continuity and subsequent cellular pathology are separate.
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- University of Liege ORBi: Mikroskopische Untersuchungen (1839)
- Biodiversity Heritage Library: Microscopical researches (1847 translation)
- Marine Biological Laboratory: The theory of cells as basic units of life
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Theodor Schwann
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Schwann: extending cell theory across plants and animals
Developed a comparative account in which cells and cell products form a common structural principle for plant and animal tissues.
Scientific scope
The record is the 1839 synthesis; Schleiden’s plant work, later claims about cell continuity and subsequent cellular pathology are separate.
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This is a source-linked WRS catalogue note. A full explanatory guide and independent scientific reconstruction have not been completed for this entry. Read the identified original work for its complete narrative and arguments.
People and systems
Theodor Schwann
The named authors contributed to this scoped work; individual effort shares and later applications are not assigned by the byline.