Scavenger functions of the liver endothelial cell
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Scavenger functions of the liver endothelial cell.
The liver of adult mammals regulates homeostasis by adding and extracting substances to or from the blood. To this end the liver supplies the blood with certain substances, such as the bulk of the plasma proteins, but sequesters other components, such as various waste products, to maintain a normal physiological equilibrium. This dual function is divided between the different populations ofhepa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemical Journal
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0264-6021,1470-8728
DOI: 10.1042/bj2660313