Murine Cell Types

Definition 1

The smallest units of living structure capable of independent existence, composed of a membrane-enclosed mass of protoplasm and containing a nucleus or nucleoid. Cells are highly variable and specialized in both structure and function, though all must at some stage replicate proteins and nucleic acids, utilize energy, and reproduce themselves. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 2

Minute protoplasmic masses that make up organized tissue, consisting of a nucleus which is surrounded by protoplasm which contains the various organelles and is enclosed in the cell or plasma membrane. Cells are the fundamental, structural, and functional units of living organisms. (Dorland, 28th ed) (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Definition 3

is a microscopic organ component that consists of organelles and is "the fundamental structural and functional unit of living organisms" (UMLS); together with other cells and intercellular matrix, it constitutes tissues. Example(s): lymphocyte, fibroblast, neuron. (NCI Thesaurus/UWDA)

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