Pit cell

Japanese: pit cell(英語表記)pitcell
Pit cell

…These collagen fibers are of type I and type III molecular species, and have the same properties as collagen fibers in the interlobular connective tissue. Pit cells are new hepatic cells described by E. Wisse et al. in 1976, and are attached to the sinusoidal cavity by extending pseudopodia. Recent research has suggested that these cells are natural killer cells, a type of lymphocyte, and that they are involved in the liver's immune surveillance mechanism. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらのコラーゲン繊維の分子種は,I型とIII型であり,小葉間結合組織のコラーゲン繊維と性質を同じくしている。ピット細胞pit cellは,76年ウィッセE.Wisseらにより記載された新しい肝構成細胞で,類洞腔内に偽足をのばして付着している。最近の研究によれば,この細胞は,リンパ球の一種であるナチュラル・キラー細胞natural killer cellと考えられており,肝臓の免疫監視機構に関与しているらしい。…

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