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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 complete list of distinct cell types in the adult human body may include about 210 distinct types.^{[citation needed]}

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v • d • e Human cell types

Blood/immune	lymphoid: B cell · T cell (Cytotoxic T cell, Natural Killer T cell, Regulatory T cell, T helper cell) · Natural killer cell myeloid: granulocytes (Basophil granulocyte, Eosinophil granulocyte, Neutrophil granulocyte/Hypersegmented neutrophil) · Monocyte/Macrophage · Red blood cell (Reticulocyte) · Mast cell · Thrombocyte/Megakaryocyte · Dendritic cell

Endocrine system	thyroid (Thyroid epithelial cell, Parafollicular cell) · parathyroid (Parathyroid chief cell, Oxyphil cell) · adrenal (Chromaffin cell) · pineal (Pinealocyte)

Nervous system	glial cells: Glioblast (Astrocyte, Oligodendrocyte) · Microglia Magnocellular neurosecretory cell · Stellate cell · Boettcher cell pituitary (Gonadotrope, Corticotrope, Thyrotrope, Somatotrope, Lactotroph )

Respiratory system	Pneumocyte (Type I pneumocyte, Type II pneumocyte) · Clara cell · Goblet cell · Alveolar macrophage

Circulatory system	Myocardiocyte · Pericyte

Digestive system	stomach (Gastric chief cell, Parietal cell) · Goblet cell · Paneth cell G cells · D cells · ECL cells · I cells · K cells · S cells Enteroendocrine cells · Enterochromaffin cell · APUD cell liver (Hepatocyte, Kupffer cell)

Cartilage/bone/ muscle/ integumentary system	bone: Osteoblast · Osteocyte · Osteoclast · teeth (Cementoblast, Ameloblast) cartilage: Chondroblast · Chondrocyte skin/hair: Trichocyte · Keratinocyte · Melanocyte (Nevus cell) muscle: Myocyte other: Adipocyte · Fibroblast (corneal keratocyte) · Tendon cell

Urinary system	Podocyte · Juxtaglomerular cell · Intraglomerular mesangial cell/Extraglomerular mesangial cell · Kidney proximal tubule brush border cell · Macula densa cell

Reproductive system	male (Spermatozoon, Sertoli cell, Leydig cell) · female (Ovum)

see also list of distinct cell types in the adult human body · -cyte

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