Kupffer cell
/ˈkʊpfə(r)/noun
- Anatomy a phagocytic cell which forms the lining of the sinusoids of the liver and is involved in the breakdown of red blood cells【剖】库普费尔氏细胞, 肝星形细胞。
词源
early 20th cent.: named after Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer （1829-1902）, Bavarian anatomist.