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Kupffer cell

macrophages located in the liver
Thing cell_type Q513486
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Summary

Kupffer cell is a cell type[1]. It draws 1,355 Wikipedia views per month (cell type category, ranking #72 of 335).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer[3]
  • Subclass of: macrophage[4], histiocyte[5], mononuclear phagocytic cell[6]
  • Part of: mononuclear phagocyte system[7]
  • Commons category: Kupffer cells[8]
  • Native label: macrophagocytus stellatus[9]
  • P14541: 2MRmZ5[10]

Why It Matters

Kupffer cell has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → —
    P14541 → 2MRmZ5
    Instance of → cell type
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    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nb */ SML ID Kupfferceller deprecated (now SML kupfferceller), SML ID kupfferceller, other names from Store medisinske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests"
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