biostudies-literatureUnknown13Bentivoglio MThe metallic impregnation invented by Camillo Golgi in 1873 has allowed the visualization of individual neurons in their entirety, leading to a breakthrough in the knowledge on the structure of the nervous system. Professor of Histology and of General Pathology, Golgi worked for decades at the University of Pavia, leading a very active laboratory. Unfortunately, most of Golgi's histological preparations are lost. The present contribution provides an account of the original slides on the nervous system from Golgi's laboratory available nowadays at the Golgi Museum and Historical Museum of the University of Pavia. Knowledge on the organization of the nervous tissue at the time of Golgi's observations is recalled. Notes on the equipment of Golgi's laboratory and the methodology Golgi used forFrontiers in neuroanatomy3https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6388087biostudies-literatureThe Original Histological Slides of Camillo Golgi and His Discoveries on Neuronal Structure.PMC6388087Bentivoglio MMariotto SFerrari SMazzarello PBertini GTesoriero CBerzero ACotrufo TfalseThe Original Histological Slides of Camillo Golgi and His Discoveries on Neuronal Structure.The metallic impregnation invented by Camillo Golgi in 1873 has allowed the visualization of individual neurons in their entirety, leading to a breakthrough in the knowledge on the structure of the nervous system. Professor of Histology and of General Pathology, Golgi worked for decades at the University of Pavia, leading a very active laboratory. Unfortunately, most of Golgi's histological preparations are lost. The present contribution provides an account of the original slides on the nervous system from Golgi's laboratory available nowadays at the Golgi Museum and Historical Museum of the University of Pavia. Knowledge on the organization of the nervous tissue at the time of Golgi's observations is recalled. Notes on the equipment of Golgi's laboratory and the methodology Golgi used for2019-01-01T00:00:00Z20192026-07-09T13:22:13.968Z2019-08-03T07:21:33ZS-EPMC63880873083388910.3389/fnana.2019.00003