Hepatic Kupffer cells:

a. Degrade bilirubin
b. Have round, euchromatic nuclei and a cuboidal-shaped cytoplasm
c. Phagocytize dying red blood cells
d. Store vitamin A
e. Synthesize angiotensinogen


ANS: C
Kupffer cells are phagocytes that ingest both foreign antigens and dying red blood cells

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