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- erythrocyteA hemoglobin-containing cell, especially as found in humans but more generally present in the blood of most vertebrates, that is involved with the transport of oxygen; such cells are usually anucleate in humans and many other animals.
- oocyteA cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
- hepatocyteAny of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.
- astrocyteA neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain.
- melanocyteA cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin.
- reticulocyteAn immature red blood cell, having a reticular network of RNA
- phagocyteA cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells …
- myocyteA single muscle fiber cell.
- thymocytea lymphocyte, produced in the thymus, that develops into a T cell
- endocyticOf or pertaining to endocytosis