Kupffer cells

Kupffer cells
phagocytic cells that line the sinusoids of the liver (see macrophage). They are particularly concerned with the formation of bile and are often seen to contain fragments of red blood cells and pigment granules that are derived from the breakdown of haemoglobin.
K. W. von Kupffer (1829-1902), German anatomist

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a type of stellate cell found in the sinusoids of the liver, having intense phagocytic activity and forming part of the reticuloendothelial system. Called also von Kupffer c's.

Kupffer cells lining a hepatic sinusoid.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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