Cell type
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A cell type is a distinct morphological or functional form of cell. When a cell switches state from one cell type to another, it undergoes cellular differentiation.
A partial list of cell types includes:
[edit] Animals
- Human Cell Types
- Blastomere
- Egg
- Embryonic stem cell
- Erythrocyte
- Fibroblast
- Hepatocyte
- Myoblast
- Myotube
- Neuron
- Oocyte
- Osteoblast
- Osteoclast
- Sperm
- T-Cell
- Zygote
[edit] Plants
- Aleurone
- Collenchyma
- Endodermis
- Endosperm
- Epidermis
- Mesophylll
- Meristematic cells
- Palisade
- Parenchyma
- Phloem sieve tubes
- Pollen generative cells
- Pollen vegetative cells
- Sclerenchyma
- Tracheids
- Xylem vessels
- Zygote
