| Kupffer | Karl W. Von, German anatomist, 1829-1902. See: Kupffer cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| kupffer cells | 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 and form a part of the reticuloendothelial system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Kupffer, Karl Wilhelm von | <person> B. Munich, Nov. 14th, 1829. Was an Anatomist and Embryologist. Was Professor of Anatomy in Kiel (1867), in Konigsberg (1875) and in Munich (1880). D. Munich, 1902. Kupffer's Cells - "stellate cells" in the lining of blood channels in the liver. Lived: 1829-1902. (05 Dec 1998) |