Kupffer cell
English edit
Etymology edit
First observed by Baltic German anatomist Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer (1829–1902) in 1876.
Noun edit
Kupffer cell (plural Kupffer cells)
- A kind of specialized macrophage located in the liver lining the walls of the sinusoids that form part of the reticuloendothelial system.
Translations edit
specialized macrophage located in the liver
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