Dutcher body

English

Dutcher and Russell bodies: globular pink inclusions on this H&E stain.

Etymology

Described by Dutcher and Fahey in 1959.

Noun

Dutcher body (plural Dutcher bodies)

1. (microbiology) One of the periodic acid-Schiff reaction-positive nuclear inclusions, containing immunoglobulin, that are either invaginated into or overlying the nucleus.

Related terms

• Russell body, inclusions of Mott cells