Kupffer cell

noun

A kind of specialized macrophage located in the liver lining the walls of the sinusoids that form part of the reticuloendothelial system.

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Meanings

nounKupffer cell (plural Kupffer cells)

plural Kupffer cells

  1. A kind of specialized macrophage located in the liver lining the walls of the sinusoids that form part of the reticuloendothelial system.

Origin

First observed by Baltic German anatomist Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer (1829–1902) in 1876.

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Translations

German Kupffer-Zelle, Browicz-Kupffer-Zelle
  • Kupffer-Zellespecialized macrophage located in the liver
  • Browicz-Kupffer-Zellespecialized macrophage located in the liver
  • Kupffer-Sternzellespecialized macrophage located in the liver
Hungarian Kupffer-sejt
  • Kupffer-sejtspecialized macrophage located in the liver
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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