This is a list of cells in humans derived from the three embryonic germ layers – ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.
Cells derived from ectoderm edit
Surface ectoderm edit
Skin edit
Anterior pituitary edit
Tooth enamel edit
Neural crest edit
Peripheral nervous system edit
Neuroendocrine system edit
Skin edit
Teeth edit
Eyes edit
Neural tube edit
Central nervous system edit
- Neuron
- Glia
- Astrocyte
- Ependymocytes
- Muller glia (retina)
- Oligodendrocyte
- Oligodendrocyte progenitor cell
- Pituicyte (posterior pituitary)
Pineal gland edit
Cells derived from mesoderm edit
Paraxial mesoderm edit
Mesenchymal stem cell edit
Osteochondroprogenitor cell edit
- Bone (Osteoblast → Osteocyte)
- Cartilage (Chondroblast → Chondrocyte)
Myofibroblast edit
- Fat
- Muscle
- Other
Other edit
- Digestive system
Intermediate mesoderm edit
Renal stem cell edit
- Angioblast → Endothelial cell
- Mesangial cell
- Juxtaglomerular cell
- Macula densa cell
- Stromal cell → Interstitial cell → Telocytes
- Simple epithelial cell → Podocyte
- Kidney proximal tubule brush border cell
Reproductive system edit
- Sertoli cell
- Leydig cell
- Granulosa cell
- Peg cell
- Germ cells (which migrate here primordially)
Lateral plate mesoderm edit
Hematopoietic stem cell edit
Circulatory system edit
- Endothelial progenitor cell
- Endothelial colony forming cell
- Endothelial stem cell
- Angioblast/Mesoangioblast
- Pericyte
- Mural cell
Body cavities edit
Cells derived from endoderm edit
Foregut edit
Respiratory system edit
Digestive system edit
Stomach edit
Intestine edit
Liver edit
Gallbladder edit
Exocrine component of pancreas edit
Islets of Langerhans edit
- alpha cell
- beta cell
- delta cell
- PP cell (F cell, gamma cell)
- epsilon cell
Pharyngeal pouch edit
- Thyroid gland
- Parathyroid gland
Hindgut/cloaca edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Hockman, Dorit; Burns, Alan J; Schlosser, Gerhard; Gates, Keith P; Jevans, Benjamin; Mongera, Alessandro; Fisher, Shannon; Unlu, Gokhan; Knapik, Ela W; Kaufman, Charles K; Mosimann, Christian; Zon, Leonard I; Lancman, Joseph J; Dong, P Duc S; Lickert, Heiko; Tucker, Abigail S; Baker, Clare V H (2017). "Evolution of the hypoxia-sensitive cells involved in amniote respiratory reflexes". eLife. 6: e21231. doi:10.7554/eLife.21231. PMC 5438250. PMID 28387645.
- ^ Nilsson M, Williams D (July 2016). "On the Origin of Cells and Derivation of Thyroid Cancer: C Cell Story Revisited". European Thyroid Journal. 5 (2): 79–93. doi:10.1159/000447333. PMC 4949372. PMID 27493881.