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A cell type is a distinct morphological or functional form of cell. When a cell switches state from one cell type to another, it undergoes cellular differentiation.

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v • d • e Human cell types

Blood/immune	B cell · Basophil granulocyte · Eosinophil granulocyte · Hypersegmented neutrophil · Monocyte · Natural killer cell · Natural Killer T cell · Neutrophil granulocyte · Reticulocyte · Cytotoxic T cell · Macrophage · Red blood cell · Regulatory T cell · Gonadotrope · Thrombocyte · T helper cell · Mast cell · Megakaryocyte · Platelet · Dendritic cell

Endocrine system	Parathyroid chief cell · Parafollicular cell · Oxyphil cell (parathyroid) · Thyroid epithelial cell · Chromaffin cell

Nervous system	Alzheimer type II astrocyte · Corticotrope · Astrocyte · Thyrotrope · Lactotroph · Magnocellular neurosecretory cell · Stellate cell · Microglia · Nuclear chain cell · Somatotrope · Boettcher cell

Respiratory system	Pneumocyte · Clara cell

Circulatory system	Myocardiocyte · Myocyte · Pericyte

Digestive system	Gastric chief cell · Goblet cell · Hepatocyte · Kupffer cell · Parietal cell · Paneth cell

Cartilage/bone/ integumentary system	Cementoblast · Chondrocyte · Osteoclast · Osteocyte · Osteoblast · Trichocyte · Adipocyte · Keratinocyte · Melanocyte · Ameloblast

Urinary system	Podocyte · Juxtaglomerular cell · Intraglomerular mesangial cell/Extraglomerular mesangial cell · Kidney proximal tubule brush border cell · Macula densa cell

Reproductive system	Spermatozoon · Sertoli cell · Leydig cell · Ovum

see also list of distinct cell types in the adult human body