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Place of Birth: Varese, Lombardy, Italy
About Emilio Veratti
- Emilio Veratti (24 March 1872, Varese – 24 February 1967) was an Italian anatomist and pathologist.
- He is known for his discovery of the sarcoplasmic reticulum. He studied medicine at the Universities of Pavia and Bologna, where he received his doctorate in 1896.
- Following graduation he worked for Camillo Golgi (1843-1926) at the Institute of General Pathology in Pavia.
- Here he distinguished himself by way of research in the fields of histology and microbiology.
- Eventually he attained the title of "libero docente" (equivalent of privat-docent) in histology and general pathology. In 1921 he established a bacteriology laboratory in the medical clinic at Pavia.
- In 1930 he was successor to Aldo Perroncito (1882-1929) as professor of general pathology, a position he kept until his retirement in 1942.In March 1902, he provided the first accurate description of the reticular network (sarcoplasmic reticulum) in skeletal muscle fibers.
- His published findings attracted little attention at the time, and as years passed by, his discovery was all but forgotten.
- In 1961 "Veratti's reticulum" was re-discovered through the use of electron microscopy.
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