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Myoepithelial cell — Latin myoepitheliocytus Code TH H2.00.02.0.03059 Myoepithelial cells (sometimes referred to as Myoepithelium) are cells usually found in glandular epithelium as a thin layer above the basement membrane but generally beneath the … Wikipedia
Myoepithelial cells — (sometimes referred to as Myoepithelium) are cells usually found in glandular epithelium as a thin layer above the basement membrane but generally beneath the lumenal cells. These may be positive for alpha smooth muscle actin and can contract and … Wikipedia
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
myoepithelial — n. [Gr. mys, muscle; epi, upon; thele, nipple] 1. (BRYOZOA) A contractile ectodermal cell with intracellular striated muscles. 2. (CNIDARIA) Epithelium with a longitudinal contractile fiber at the base; epitheliomuscular … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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
Adult stem cell — Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells found throughout the body after embryonic development that divide to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissues. Also known as somatic (from Greek Σωματικóς, of the body ) stem cells, they can … Wikipedia
Squamous epithelial cell — Squamous epithelium is one of several types of epithelia. Code TH H2.00.02.0.01027 In … Wikipedia
Columnar epithelial cell — Code TH H2.00.02.0.01012 Columnar epithelia are epithelial cells whose heights are at least four times their width. Columnar epithelia are divided into simple (or unilayered), and stratified (or multi layered). Simple columnar epithelia… … Wikipedia
Cuboidal epithelial cell — Epithelium Code TH H2.00.02.0.01013 Cuboidal epithelia are epithelial cells … Wikipedia
basal cell adenoma — a benign, encapsulated, slow growing, painless salivary gland tumor of intercalated duct or reserve cell origin, usually seen in males in the parotid gland or upper lip. Solid, canalicular, trabecular tubular, and membranous types have been… … Medical dictionary
