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Kupffer Cells
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Definition
: Specialized phagocytic cells of the MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM found on the luminal surface of the hepatic sinusoids. They filter bacteria and small foreign proteins out of the blood, and dispose of worn out red blood cells.
also called reticuloendothelial cells of liver
Other names
Cells, Kupffer
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
LE-
Cl2MDP
0
*Diphosphonates
*Methane
Kupffer Cells/antagonists & inhibitors.
Transplant Proc 1999 Feb-Mar;31(1-2):545-7