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Epithelial Cell

Epithelial Cell

Epithelial cells form sheets that cover surfaces and line many organs and tubes in the body.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000066View source record ↗

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Epithelial cells form sheets that cover surfaces and line many organs and tubes in the body.

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Body systemTissues & Organs
Typical locationSheets lining body surfaces, ducts, and organs
Lineage / classEpithelial
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000066

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeKeratinocyteincludesCell typeHepatocyteincludesCell typeCholangiocyteincludes
All 23 Structured Connections
Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Epithelial Cell · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Keratinocyte · Cell type
Keratinocyte · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Hepatocyte · Cell type
Hepatocyte · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Cholangiocyte · Cell type
Cholangiocyte · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Enterocyte · Cell type
Enterocyte · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Goblet Cell · Cell type
Goblet Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Paneth Cell · Cell type
Paneth Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Enteroendocrine Cell · Cell type
Enteroendocrine Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Type I Alveolar Cell · Cell type
Type I Alveolar Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Type II Alveolar Cell · Cell type
Type II Alveolar Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Podocyte · Cell type
Podocyte · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Proximal Tubule Epithelial Cell · Cell type
Proximal Tubule Epithelial Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type

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databaseCell Ontology (CL)OBO Foundry · European Bioinformatics Institute Ontology Lookup Service
Research Claims

Epithelial Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000066).