Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1986;51(2):71-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF02899017.

Kinetics of Kupffer cells as shown by parabiosis and combined autoradiographic/immunohistochemical analysis

Kinetics of Kupffer cells as shown by parabiosis and combined autoradiographic/immunohistochemical analysis

H H Wacker et al. Virchows Arch B Cell Pathol Incl Mol Pathol. 1986.

Abstract

Leucocytes from syngeneic rats were labeled with tritiated thymidine and donor and recipient rats were connected by a bilateral arteriovenous shunt. Based on the time-dependent label index and labeling intensity, it was concluded that Kupffer cells, the resident macrophages of the liver, have a half-life of 12.4 days and originate from monocytes undergoing one mitosis within 8.4 days after immigration into the liver. The labeled cells were easily identified as Kupffer cells by their selective immunoreactivity with the monoclonal antibody Ki-M2R which is specific for phagocytosing macrophages in the rat. The applicability of combined autoradiography/immunohistochemistry for the identification of other poorly defined macrophage subpopulations is shown.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

Cited by

Publication types