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VON KUPFFERS CELL [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

Large star-shaped or pyramidal cells with a large oval nucleus and a small prominent nucleolus. These intensely phagocytic cells line the walls of the sinusoids of the liver (...).

CONT

The walls of the sinusoids are made up of two types of cells, endothelial, or lining, cells and Kupffer cells. The Kupffer cells are capable of phagocytosis - the ingestion of other cells and of foreign particles. They also have important functions in the production of antibodies and in blood formation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil digestif
DEF

Cellule endothéliale des sinus hépatiques, à propriétés phagocytaires prononcées, qui épure le sang et capte les virus, les bactéries.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparato digestivo
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