Our study suggests that periportal Kupffer cells are responsible for a major part of phagocytosis by the liver. The stronger LPS response of recovered perivenous Kupffer cells suggests a dominant role of these cells in pro-inflammatory events that ultimately may contribute to development of damage in this region.
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