Morphology of isolated and cultured sinus-lining cells of rat liver
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Non-parenchymal cells isolated from adult rat liver were examined with TEM and SEM : the endothelial cells, spherical or oval in shape, are characterized by a cytoplasmic vacuolar system which opens to the outside with numerous pores; the Kupffer cells present the characteristic lysosomal system of a macrophage and a surface provided with large lamellipodes. After plating, the Kupffer cells presenting an intense phagocytosis fixe to the plastic; most of the endothelial cells remain in suspension, but some seem also to adhere to the plastic sur face. Elongated spindle-shaped cells remain to be identified.
TNO Identifier
356174
ISBN
0-4444-80031-X
Publisher
Elsevier
Source title
Kupffer cells and other liver sinusoidal cells
Editor(s)
Wisse, E.
Knook, D.L.
Knook, D.L.
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Pages
131-139
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