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Mastoid cell
An old term for one of the mastoid sinuses of the temporal bone.
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Lutein cell
A cell of the corpus luteum of the ovary that contains fatty yellowish granules. Granulose lutein cells are hypertrophied follicle cells; these lutein (paralutein) cells develop from the theca interna.
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Littoral cell
A macrophage found in the sinuses of lymphatic tissue.
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Lactotrope cell
A cell in the anterior pituitary that produces the hormone prolactin.
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Labile cell
A cell that is always mitotically active, such as the epithelial cells lining the stomach and the stem cells in the red bone marrow.
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Juxtaglomerular cell
A modified smooth muscle cell in the wall of the afferent arteriole leading to a glomerulus of the kidney. This type of cell secretes renin when blood pressure decreases to activate the renin-angiotensin mechanism, which elevates blood pressure and increases sodium retention.
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Juvenile cell
The early developmental form of a white blood cell.
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Islet cell
A cell of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas.
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Intestinal absorptive cell
In the small intestine, any of the tall columnar cells topped with a brush border made of thousands of microvilli.
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Hyperchromatic cell
All or part of a cell that contains more than the normal number of chromosomes and hence stains more densely.
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