cell type
metaclass used to distinguish between morphologically or phenotypically distinct cell forms
gonadotropic cell
cell type
lower motor neuron
control effector organs, mainly muscles and glands
Drosophila border neuron
cell type
boundary vector neuron
cell type
follicular B cell
type of B cell
Labile cell
Cell that multiplies constantly throughout life
mucosal associated invariant T cell
cell type
null cell
cell type
Pole cell
cell type in invertebrates, like Drosophila
Retinal precursor cells
cell type
precursor cell
type of partially differentiated, usually unipotent cell that has lost most or all of the stem cell multipotency
reproductive cell
cell used in reproduction (sexual or asexual)
facet cell
type of cells located in the renal pelvis, ureters, and urethra
bushy neuron
cell type
liver sinusoidal endothelial cell
blood vessel lining
neuron
electrically excitable cell that communicates via synapses
T-lymphocytes
type of lymphocyte
blood cell
cell produced by hematopoiesis
plasma cell
white blood cell that secretes large volumes of antibodies
olfactory receptor neuron
transduction cell within the olfactory system
ascus
sexual spore-bearing cell produced in ascomycete fungi
interoceptor
receptor cells that respond to internal changes in the body
osteoblast
bone-forming cells which secrete an extracellular matrix
plant cell
eukaryotic cell present in green plants
retina horizontal cell
cell type
liver stellate cell
perisinusoidal cells of the liver, located in the space of Disse between hepatocytes and sinusoidal endothelial cells
giant cell
multinucleated masses produced by the fusion of many cells, often associated with viral infections
neuroblast
Non-dividing precursor cell to a neuron
lymphoid progenitor cells
cell type
transitional cell
cell type
neural stem cell
self-renewing cell that generates the main phenotypes of the nervous system
naive B cell
cell type
eukaryotic cell
type of cell
gametocyte
eukaryotic germ cell
foreign-body giant cell
cell type
schizont
cell performing schizogony
bacterial spore
spore or spore-like structure produced by bacteria
bone marrow-derived macrophage
cell type
cerebellar granule neuron
cell type
Claudius cell
cell type
thymic epithelial cell
structure in the cortex and medulla of the thymus
ganglion mother cell
cell type
giant retinal ganglion cell
cell type
head direction neuron
type of neuron involved in spatial processing
primary motor cortex memory neuron
scientific concept related to the somatic motor system
spinal neuron
cell type
spinous cell
cell type
sustentacular cell
Structural and metabolic support cell
connective tissue cell
cell type
collecting duct cell
cell type