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.

A partial list of cell types inclues:

Animals

- Human Cell Types

• Blastomere
• Egg
• Embryonic stem cell
• Erythrocyte
• Fibroblast
• Hepatocyte
• Myoblast
• Myotube
• Neuron
• Oocyte
• Osteoblast
• Osteoclast
• Sperm
• T-Cell
• Zygote

Plants

• Aleurone
• Collenchyma
• Endodermis
• Endosperm
• Epidermis
• Mesophylll
• Meristematic cells
• Palisade
• Parenchyma
• Phloem sieve tubes
• Pollen generative cells
• Pollen vegetative cells
• Sclerenchyma
• Tracheids
• Xylem vessels
• Zygote

See also

• List of distinct cell types in the adult human body