Interstitial cell

Interstitial cell refers to any cell that lies between other cells.

Examples include:

Interstitial cell of Cajal (ICC)
Leydig cells, cells present in the male testes responsible for the production of androgen (male sex hormone)
A portion of the stroma of ovary
Certain cells in the pineal gland
Renal interstitial cells^[1]
neuroglial cells

References

↑ Kaissling B, Hegyi I, Loffing J, Le Hir M (April 1996). "Morphology of interstitial cells in the healthy kidney". Anat. Embryol. 193 (4): 303–18. doi:10.1007/bf00186688. PMID 8694267.

Osteochondroprogenitor cell	Bone (Osteoblast → Osteocyte) Cartilage (Chondroblast → Chondrocyte)

Myofibroblast	Fat Lipoblast → Adipocyte Muscle Myoblast → Myocyte Myosatellite cell Tendon cell Cardiac muscle cell Other Fibroblast → Fibrocyte

Other

Digestive system
- Interstitial cell of Cajal

Intermediate

Renal stem cell

Angioblast → Endothelial cell Mesangial cell Intraglomerular Extraglomerular Juxtaglomerular cell Macula densa cell

Stromal cell → Interstitial cell → Telocytes

Simple epithelial cell → Podocyte Kidney proximal tubule brush border cell

Reproductive system

Lateral plate/
hemangioblast

Hematopoietic stem cell	Lymphoid Lymphoblast see lymphocytes Myeloid CFU-GEMM see myeloid cells

Circulatory system	Endothelial progenitor cell Endothelial colony forming cell Endothelial stem cell Angioblast/Mesoangioblast Pericyte Mural cell

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