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Hemic and Immune Systems > Immune System > Mononuclear Phagocyte System > Macrophages > Kupffer Cells
Cells > Myeloid Cells > Macrophages > Kupffer Cells
Hemic and Immune Systems > Immune System > Phagocytes > Macrophages > Kupffer Cells
Cells > Phagocytes > Macrophages > Kupffer Cells
Cells > Connective Tissue Cells > Macrophages > Kupffer Cells

Preferred term

Kupffer Cells  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cell, Kupffer
  • Kupffer Cell

Note

  • also called reticuloendothelial cells of liver

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007728

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