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Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
List of distinct cell types in the adult human body — There are about 210 distinct human cell types,.[1][2][3] There are between 50 and 75 trillion cells in the human body.[citation needed] Cell types can be classified by their tissue of origin. However, it is possible for some cells to have their… … Wikipedia
Oxyphil cell (parathyroid) — Micrograph of a parathyroid gland. H E stain. MeSH … Wikipedia
Medullary chromaffin cell — Adrenal gland. (Medulla labeled at bottom right.) Latin endocrinocytus medullaris Code TH … Wikipedia
Corticotropic cell — Code TH H3.08.02.2.00009 Corticotropes (or corticotrophs) are basophilic cells in the anterior pituitary that produce adrenocorticotropic hormone, melanocyte stimulating hormone and lipotropin. These cells respond to corticotropin releasing… … Wikipedia
Prolactin cell — Code TH H3.08.02.2.00022 Lactotrophs (also known as lactotrope, mammatroph, mammotroph, epsilon acidophil, prolactin cell, and lactotropic cell) are cells in the anterior pituitary which produce prolactin in response to signals including dopamine … Wikipedia
Chromophobe cell — Code TH H3.08.02.2.00018 The term chromophobe refers to histological structures which do not stain readily, and thus appear more relatively pale under the microscope hence their fear ( phobia ) of color ( chrome ). Cancer Chromophobe also refers… … Wikipedia
granulosa lutein cell — n any of the relatively large pale staining lutein cells of the corpus luteum that are derived from granulosa cells, have long microvilli projecting from the cell surface, and secrete primarily progesterone compare THECA LUTEIN CELL … Medical dictionary
lutein cell — n any of the plump cells of the corpus luteum that contain lipid droplets and are derived from granulosa cells and the cells of the theca interna see GRANULOSA LUTEIN CELL, THECA LUTEIN CELL … Medical dictionary
theca lutein cell — n any of the relatively deeply staining cells of the corpus luteum that are derived from cells of the theca interna, lack microvilli on the surface, and secrete estrone and estradiol as well as progesterone called also theca cell compare… … Medical dictionary
