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The liver filters and removes unwanted substances from the bloodstream. What do Kupffer cells do?

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Kupffer cells are macrophages that are part of the reticuloendothelial system and are located in the hepatic sinusoids. Its main function is to phagocyte the damaged erythrocytes or that have already fulfilled their useful life, from the bloodstream.

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