Retzius
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Retzius may refer to:
- A SwedishSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
family, which counts among its members prominent scientists:- Anders Jahan RetziusAnders Jahan RetziusAnders Jahan Retzius was a Swedish chemist, botanist and entomologist.-Biography:Born in Kristianstad, he matriculated at Lund University in 1758, where he graduated as a filosofie magister in 1766. He also trained as an apothecary apprentice. He reveived the position of docent of chemistry at...
(1742-1821), naturalist - Anders RetziusAnders RetziusAnders Retzius , was a Swedish professor of anatomy and a supervisor at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm....
(1796-1860), anatomist; son of Anders Jahan Retzius - Gustaf RetziusGustaf RetziusMagnus Gustaf Retzius was a Swedish physician and anatomist who dedicated a large part of his life to researching the histology of the sense organs and nervous system.-Biography:...
(1842-1919), anatomist, liberal publicist; son of Anders Retzius
- Anders Jahan Retzius
- Retropubic spaceRetropubic spaceRetropubic space is the extraperitoneal space between the pubic symphysis and urinary bladder.It is also known as "Retzius' space", after Anders Retzius....
, also known as "Retzius' space"