cell type
metaclass used to distinguish between morphologically or phenotypically distinct cell forms
osteoclast
type of bone cell that breaks down bone tissue
Betz cell
giant pyramidal neurons of the primary motor cortex
colloblast
type of cell unique to comb jellies
motor neuron
neuron with cell body in the motor cortex, brainstem or the spinal cord, and axon controlling effector organs, mainly muscles and glands
endothelial progenitor cell
cells derived from bone marrow in the bloodstream and can become endothelial cells
epithelioid cell
characteristic cells of granulomatous hypersensitivity
Langhans giant cell
cell type
Idioblast
cell type
hair cell
auditory nerve cells
progenitor cell
biological cell that, like a stem cell, has a tendency to differentiate into a specific type of cell, but is already more specific than a stem cell and is pushed to differentiate into its "target" cell; can divide only a limited number of times
memory T cell
cell type
chlamydospore
cell type of fungi
ascospore
spore contained in an ascus
gastric chief cell
type of gastric gland cell
somatic stem cell
multipotent stem cell in the adult body
daughter cell
cell type
erythroblast
cell type; precursor of erythrocytes
Boettcher cell
special cell type located in the inner ear
spermatocyte
sperm precursor cell that undergoes meiosis
angioblast
progenitor cell that differentiates into capillary endothelium
bone cell
cell type in bone, including osteocytes and osteoblasts
T follicular helper cell
subset of CD4+ T lymphocytes, found in secondary lymphoid organs
KSL cells
early form of hematopoietic stem cells
peripheral blood lymphocyte
cell type
tendon cell
elongated fibroblast type cells
adipose tissue macrophage
macrophages in adipose tissue
myeloid-derived suppressor cells
myeloid cells that can suppress the activity of T-cells and natural killer cells
Muse cell
non-tumorigenic pluripotent stem cell
midget cell
type of retinal ganglion cell
cartwheel neuron
cell type
castration cell
basophilic cell with a large vacuole found in the anterior pituitary after castration, effective (drug) castration, or long-term use of alcohol
tuft cell
cell type
stellate cell
any neuron that has a star-like shape
cancer-associated fibroblast
tumor promoting cell type
tissue-resident memory T cell
cell type
uterine natural killer cell
cell type
valve interstitial cell
cell type
monocyte
sub-type of white blood cells
B-cell
type of white blood cell
natural killer T cell
group of T cells that share properties of both T cells and natural killer (NK) cells
cystidium
fungus cell type
intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell
neuron in the retina of the mammalian eye
macrophage-derived foam cell
fat-laden M2 macrophages seen in atherosclerosis
wide dynamic range neuron
cell type
beta cell
type of cell found in pancreatic islets
granule cell
type of neuron
oogonium
undifferentiated female germ cell
mother cell
the mother cell in an asymetric cell division
merozoite
cell produced by merogony
microspore
land plant spores that develop into male gametophytes; structures that are part of the alternation of generations in many seedless vascular cryptogams, all gymnosperms and all angiosperms;haploid, are produced from diploid microsporocytes by meiosis