The Scavenger Function of Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells in Health and Disease

The aim of this review is to give an outline of the blood clearance function of the liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) in health and disease. Lining the hundreds of millions of hepatic sinusoids in the human liver the LSECs are perfectly located to survey the constituents of the blood. These...

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Main Authors: Sabin Bhandari, Anett Kristin Larsen, Peter McCourt, Bård Smedsrød, Karen Kristine Sørensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.757469/full