| Descriptor English: | Kupffer Cells | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Macrófagos del Hígado
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Células de Kupffer | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Cellules de Küpffer | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Cell, Kupffer Cells, Kupffer Kupffer Cell |
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| Tree number(s): |
A11.329.372.588 A11.627.482.588 A11.733.397.588 A15.382.670.522.588 A15.382.680.397.588 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007728 | ||||||
| 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. |
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| Annotation: | also called reticuloendothelial cells of liver |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PS parasitology RE radiation effects TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Macrophages (1966-1972) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 73 |
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| History Note: | 73 |
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| DeCS ID: | 7904 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D007728 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1973/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
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M0012083 |
| 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. |
| Preferred term | Kupffer Cells |
| Entry term(s) |
Cell, Kupffer Cells, Kupffer Kupffer Cell |
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