Humans
A list of cell types in the human body may include several hundred distinct types depending on the source.
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Human cell types / list derived primarily from ectoderm
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| Surface ectoderm |
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Integumentary system
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Trichocyte · Keratinocyte
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Nervous system
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anterior pituitary (Gonadotrope, Corticotrope, Thyrotrope, Somatotrope, Lactotroph )
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| Neural crest |
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Endocrine system
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Chromaffin cell · Parafollicular cell
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Integumentary system
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Melanoblast → Melanocyte (Nevus cell)
Merkel cell
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Teeth
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Odontoblast · Cementoblast
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Nervous system
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glia: Schwann cell · Satellite glial cell
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Eyes
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Corneal keratocyte
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Digestive system
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Enterochromaffin cell
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| Neural tube |
Nervous system
(Neural stem cell)
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Neuroblast
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Neuron
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Glioblast
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Oligodendrocyte progenitor → Oligodendrocyte · Astrocyte · Ependymal cell · Pinealocyte
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Human cell types / list derived primarily from endoderm
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| Foregut |
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Respiratory
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Pneumocyte (Type I pneumocyte, Type II pneumocyte) · Clara cell · Goblet cell
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Digestive
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Stomach
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enteroendocrine: G cell · D cell · ECL cell
exocrine: Gastric chief cell · Parietal cell
Foveolar cell
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Intestine
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enteroendocrine: K cell · S cell · D cell · I cell
Goblet cell · Paneth cell
Enterocyte (Microfold cell)
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Liver
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Hepatocyte · Hepatic stellate cell · (Kupffer cell from mesoderm)
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Gallbladder
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Cholecystocyte
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Exocrine pancreas
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Centroacinar cell · Pancreatic stellate cell
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Endocrine
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endocrine pancreas (alpha cell, beta cell, delta cell, F cell(PP cell), epsilon cell)
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| Pharyngeal pouch |
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Endocrine
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thyroid (Follicular cell) · parathyroid (Parathyroid chief cell, Oxyphil cell)
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| Hindgut/cloaca |
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Urogenital
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Urothelial cells
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Human cell types / list derived primarily from mesoderm
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| Paraxial |
Cartilage/bone/
muscle
(MSC)
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OCP
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bone: Osteoblast → Osteocyte
cartilage: Chondroblast → Chondrocyte
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Myofibroblast
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Fibroblast → Fibrocyte
muscle: Myoblast → Myocyte · Myosatellite cell · Tendon cell · Cardiac muscle cell
adipose: Lipoblast → Adipocyte
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Digestive system
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Interstitial cell of Cajal
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| Intermediate |
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Urinary system (RSC)
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Angioblast → Endothelial cell · Mesangial cell (Intraglomerular, Extraglomerular) · Juxtaglomerular cell · Macula densa cell
Stromal cell → Interstitial cell → Telocytes
Simple epithelial cell → Podocyte · Kidney proximal tubule brush border cell
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Reproductive system
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Sertoli cell · Leydig cell · Granulosa cell · Peg cell · (spermatozoon and ovum are germ cells)
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Lateral plate/
hemangioblast |
Blood/immune
(HSC)
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Lymphoid (CFU-L)
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see lymphocytes
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Myeloid (CFU-GEMM)
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see myeloid cells
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Circulatory system
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Endothelial progenitor cell · Endothelial stem cell · Angioblast/Mesoangioblast · Pericyte · Mural cell
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M: BON/CAR
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anat(c/f/k/f, u, t/p, l)/phys/devp/cell
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noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr
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proc, drug(M5)
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M: URI
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anat/phys/devp/cell
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noco/acba/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, urte
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proc/itvp, drug (G4B), blte, urte
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M: VAS
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anat(a:h/u/t/a/l,v:h/u/t/a/l)/phys/devp/cell/prot
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noco/syva/cong/lyvd/tumr, sysi/epon, injr
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proc, drug(C2s+n/3/4/5/7/8/9)
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