Liver: sinusoids
Sinusoids, discontinuous capillaries, are lined by a fenestrated endothelium with additional gaps between adjacent cells. The discontinuous basal lamina allows easy access between the sinusoid and the space of Disse, located between sinusoids and adjacent hepatocytes. Kupffer cells (liver macrophages) span sinusoids, phagocytosing aged erythrocytes and debris. 5000x
Endothelium
Sinusoids, discontinuous capillaries, are lined by a fenestrated endothelium with additional gaps between adjacent cells. The discontinuous basal lamina allows easy access between the sinusoid and the space of Disse, located between sinusoids and adjacent hepatocytes. Kupffer cells (liver macrophages) span sinusoids, phagocytosing aged erythrocytes and debris. 5000x
- Fenestrations and discontinuities
Sinusoids, discontinuous capillaries, are lined by a fenestrated endothelium with additional gaps between adjacent cells. The discontinuous basal lamina allows easy access between the sinusoid and the space of Disse, located between sinusoids and adjacent hepatocytes. Kupffer cells (liver macrophages) span sinusoids, phagocytosing aged erythrocytes and debris. 5000x
Kupffer cell
Sinusoids, discontinuous capillaries, are lined by a fenestrated endothelium with additional gaps between adjacent cells. The discontinuous basal lamina allows easy access between the sinusoid and the space of Disse, located between sinusoids and adjacent hepatocytes. Kupffer cells (liver macrophages) span sinusoids, phagocytosing aged erythrocytes and debris. 5000x
Space of Disse
Sinusoids, discontinuous capillaries, are lined by a fenestrated endothelium with additional gaps between adjacent cells. The discontinuous basal lamina allows easy access between the sinusoid and the space of Disse, located between sinusoids and adjacent hepatocytes. Kupffer cells (liver macrophages) span sinusoids, phagocytosing aged erythrocytes and debris. 5000x
Hepatocytes
Sinusoids, discontinuous capillaries, are lined by a fenestrated endothelium with additional gaps between adjacent cells. The discontinuous basal lamina allows easy access between the sinusoid and the space of Disse, located between sinusoids and adjacent hepatocytes. Kupffer cells (liver macrophages) span sinusoids, phagocytosing aged erythrocytes and debris. 5000x
- Cell margins
Sinusoids, discontinuous capillaries, are lined by a fenestrated endothelium with additional gaps between adjacent cells. The discontinuous basal lamina allows easy access between the sinusoid and the space of Disse, located between sinusoids and adjacent hepatocytes. Kupffer cells (liver macrophages) span sinusoids, phagocytosing aged erythrocytes and debris. 5000x
- Mitochondria
Sinusoids, discontinuous capillaries, are lined by a fenestrated endothelium with additional gaps between adjacent cells. The discontinuous basal lamina allows easy access between the sinusoid and the space of Disse, located between sinusoids and adjacent hepatocytes. Kupffer cells (liver macrophages) span sinusoids, phagocytosing aged erythrocytes and debris. 5000x
- Glycogen
Sinusoids, discontinuous capillaries, are lined by a fenestrated endothelium with additional gaps between adjacent cells. The discontinuous basal lamina allows easy access between the sinusoid and the space of Disse, located between sinusoids and adjacent hepatocytes. Kupffer cells (liver macrophages) span sinusoids, phagocytosing aged erythrocytes and debris. 5000x
- Lipid droplets
Sinusoids, discontinuous capillaries, are lined by a fenestrated endothelium with additional gaps between adjacent cells. The discontinuous basal lamina allows easy access between the sinusoid and the space of Disse, located between sinusoids and adjacent hepatocytes. Kupffer cells (liver macrophages) span sinusoids, phagocytosing aged erythrocytes and debris. 5000x
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