Robert, German nucleic acid biochemist and cytochemist, 1884–1955. First to detect DNA in cells by a specific cytochemical test. See F. cytometry.
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Feul·gen 'fȯil-gən adj of, relating to, utilizing, or staining by the Feulgen reaction <positive \Feulgen mitochondria>
Feulgen Robert Joachim (1884-1955)
German biochemist. Feulgen introduced the Feulgen reaction in 1914. This reaction, which is specific for DNA, transformed nucleic acid cytochemistry.
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