Specialised, macrophage-like cells in the liver. Kupffer cells phagocytise foreign particles, bacteria and old blood cells.
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(2005). Kupffer Cells. In: Vohr, HW. (eds) Encyclopedic Reference of Immunotoxicology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27806-0_865
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