| MA-184 | newborn human foreskin cells |
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| NFAT, NF-AT | nuclear factor of activated T [cells] |
| NFATp | pre-existing subunit of nuclear factor of activated T [cells] |
| PC | avoirdupois weight [Lat. pondus civile]; packed cells; paper chromatography; paracortex; parent cell... |
| PMNC | percentage of multinucleated cells; peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| type II cells | Cuboidal cell's connected with the squamous pulmonary alveolar cell's and having in their cytoplasm lamellated bodies (cytosomes) that represent the source of the surfactant that coats the alveoli. Synonym: granular pneumonocytes, type II cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| jurkat cells | A cell line derived from human T-cell leukaemia and used to determine the mechanism of differential susceptibility to anti-cancer drugs and radiation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| juxtaglomerular cells | Cell's, located at the vascular pole of the renal corpuscle that secrete renin and form a component of the juxtaglomerular complex; they are modified smooth muscle cell's primarily of the afferent arteriole of the renal glomerulus. Synonym: Goormaghtigh's cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tzanck cells | Acantholytic epithelial cell's seen in the Tzanck test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kB-cells | A cell line derived from a human carcinoma of the nasopharynx, used as an assay for antineoplastic agent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| K cells | Lymphocyte-like effector cells which mediate antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity. They kill antibody-coated target cells which they bind with their fc receptors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| yolk cells | Primitive embryonic cell's lying between the endoderm and mesoderm; they probably give rise to the endothelium of vitelline vessels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kulchitsky cells | Cell's with granules that may be either argentaffinic or argyrophilic; the cell's, scattered throughout the digestive tract, are of several varieties and are believed to produce at least 20 different gastrointestinal hormones and neurotransmitters. Synonym: enterochromaffin cells, Kulchitsky cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kupffer cells | Large star-shaped or pyramidal cells with a large oval nucleus and a small prominent nucleolus. These intensely phagocytic cells line the walls of the sinusoids of the liver and form a part of the reticuloendothelial system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| labyrinth supporting cells | Cells forming a framework supporting the organ of corti. Specific cells are those of claudius, deiters and hensen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foam cells | Lipid-laden macrophages originating from monocytes or from smooth muscle cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 3t3 cells | A cell line derived from fibroblasts of disaggregated swiss mouse embryos. The line is a valuable in vitro host system for oncogenic virus transformation studies since 3t3 cells possess a high sensitivity to contact inhibition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| follicular ovarian cells | Cell's of an ovarian follicle that surround the developing ovum; they form the stratum granulosum ovarii and cumulus oophorus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| langerhans cells | Recirculating, dendritic, antigen-presenting cells containing characteristic racket-shaped granules (birbeck granules). They are found principally in the stratum spinosum of the epidermis and are rich in class II major histocompatibility complex molecules. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Langerhans' cells | Dendritic clear cell's in the epidermis, containing distinctive granules that appear rod-or racket-shaped in section, but lacking tonofilaments, melanosomes, and desmosomes; they carry surface receptors for immunoglobulin (Fc) and complement (C3), and are believed to be antigen fixing and processing cell's of monocytic origin; active participants in cutaneous delayed hypersensitivity. (05 Mar 2000) |