Studies of erythrocyte sequestration. II. Liver homing.
Xenogeneic and enzyme-treated erythrocytes rapidly home to the rat liver as measured by scintigraphic procedures. Histology and scanning electron microscopy revealed that pronase digested erythrocytes are taken up as whole cells by liver histiocytes.
D000818:Animals; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011402:Pronase; D051381:Rats
D011402:Pronase