cell type
metaclass used to distinguish between morphologically or phenotypically distinct cell forms
neuroglia
type of cells in nervous system
granulocyte
mature white blood cells with granules in the cytoplasm
mirror neuron
type of neuron associated with empathy
myocyte
type of cell found in muscle tissue
Schwann cell
glial cell type
rod cell
photoreceptor cells that can function in lower light better than cone cells.
memory B cell
cell type
reticular cell
cell type
Renshaw cells
inhibitory interneurons found in the gray matter of the spinal cord
lymphoblast
cell type
mesenchymal stem cell
multipotent, non-hematopoietic adult stem cells present in multiple tissues
olfactory bulb mitral cell
cell type
PP cell
pancreatic polypeptide-producing cell
follicular dendritic cell
cell type
Chandelier cell
cell type
alpha cell
endocrine cell in the pancreatic islets of the pancreas
S cell
cell type
chromophobe cell
histological structure that does not stain readily
dermal fibroblast
cell type
Faggot cell
abnormal blood cells in hypergranular APML
Guidepost cells
cell type
nuclear bag fiber
muscle fiber
tumor infiltrating lymphocyte
lymphocyte that show specificity for autologous tumor cells
endocrine cell
cell type
nevus cell
cell type
MT bidirectional neuron
cell type
tumor-associated macrophage
type of macrophage
medium spiny neuron
type of GABAergic neuron in the striatum
cortical thymic epithelial cell
cell type
airway basal cell
cell type
stem cell
undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialized cells
phagocyte
immune-cell type
spore
unit of asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavorable conditions; spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, fungi and protozoa
germ cell
gamete-producing cell
alveolar macrophage
macrophage found in the pulmonary alveolus
chromatophore
animal cells that produce color, of which many types are pigment-containing cells
T helper cell
type of immune cell
somatic cell
any biological cell forming the body of a multicellular organism other than a gamete, germ cell, gametocyte or undifferentiated stem cell
peripheral blood mononuclear cell
cell type
pancreatic stellate cells
star-shaped, myofibroblast-like cells in the pancreas
egg cell
haploid female reproductive cell or gamete
regulatory T cell
type of cell
trophoblast cell
cells forming the outer layer of a blastocyst
polar body
small haploid cell that is formed concomitantly as an egg cell during oogenesis, but which generally does not have the ability to be fertilized
myeloblast
stem cell
pyramidal cell
projection neurons in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus
place cell
hippocampal cell that plays a role in localization
Akinete
cell type
gamma delta T cell
cell type