cell
basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
neuroglia
type of cells in nervous system
myocyte
type of cell found in muscle tissue
protoplast
entire biological cell, excluding the cell wall
follicular dendritic cell
cell type
chromophobe cell
histological structure that does not stain readily
Guidepost cells
cell type
neuroendocrine cell
cell type
phagocyte
immune-cell type
germ cell
gamete-producing cell
chromatophore
animal cells that produce color, of which many types are pigment-containing cells
sensory receptor
nerve endings in a living organism that respond to different kinds of stimuli
pancreatic stellate cells
star-shaped, myofibroblast-like cells in the pancreas
Akinete
cell type
Labile cell
Cell that multiplies constantly throughout life
Pole cell
cell type in invertebrates, like Drosophila
stable cell
Cell that multiplies only when needed
wandering cell
cell class
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
blood cell
cell produced by hematopoiesis
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
transitional cell
cell type
eukaryotic cell
type of cell
schizont
cell performing schizogony
Claudius cell
cell type
thymic epithelial cell
structure in the cortex and medulla of the thymus
ganglion mother cell
cell type
sustentacular cell
Structural and metabolic support cell
pavement cells
cell type in plants
Hensen's cell
cell type
basal cell
cell type
syncytium
multinucleate cell formed from fusion of multiple cells
Merkel cell
type of cutaneous mechanoreceptor cel
nurse cell
general term for cells that provide nutrition
Resting spore
created by fungi
heater cell
muscle cells in fish
permanent cell
Terminally differentiated cell incapable of regeneration
ameloblast
enamel-producing cell
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
daughter cell
cell type
Boettcher cell
special cell type located in the inner ear
bone cell
cell type in bone, including osteocytes and osteoblasts
simple cell
brain cell