Cell Types

Primary cell type responsible for cartilage matrix formation and growth-plate activity.

Bone-forming cells that synthesize osteoid and participate in mineralization.

Multinucleated cells specialized for resorption of mineralized bone.

Mature bone cells embedded in matrix that participate in mechanosensing and remodeling signals.

Mesenchymal cells that synthesize and remodel extracellular matrix in connective tissues.

Predominant epidermal cells that form and renew the skin barrier.

Pigment-producing cells that synthesize melanin and transfer melanosomes to keratinocytes.

Differentiated contractile muscle cells.

Resident skeletal-muscle progenitor cells involved in repair and adaptation.

Anterior-pituitary cells that synthesize and release growth hormone.

Endocrine pancreatic cells responsible for insulin secretion.

Electrically excitable cells that transmit and integrate information in neural circuits.

Non-neuronal nervous-system cells with diverse support, immune and homeostatic functions.

Principal parenchymal cells of the liver.

Cells specialized for lipid storage and adipose endocrine signaling.

Specialized epithelial cells that sense luminal nutrients and release peptide hormones.

Cells lining blood vessels and regulating vascular exchange and signaling.