Kupffer cell derived hepatocyte stimulating factor |
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QLLSAGKVQGYDGYYVLSVEQYPELADSANNIQFLRQSEIamide |
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[Kupffer cell-derived, Kupffer cell]
These large star-shaped or pyramidal cells with a large oval nucleus and a small prominent nucleolus are called also stellate reticuloendothelial cells in older references. Kupffer cells are named after the German anatomist Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer (1829-1902). These cells are being referred to also as liver macrophages or hepatic macrophages. Together with other cells (endothelial cells, pit cells, fat-storing cells) they line the walls of liver sinusoids and are in close contact with the blood stream (Wisse et al, 1996). Kupffer cells lie in between or on top of endothelial cells
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