Controlled terms of tissues/organs
Version 4.0.200811







Controlled terms of tissues/organs


Tissue nameNo. of cells Tissue nameNo. of cells
abdomen1 acetabulum10
adrenal3 adrenal cortex7
adrenal medulla4 amnion200
aorta7 aorta thoracic, embryonic2
aorta, endothelium8 aorta, thoracic7
areolar and adipose7 ascitic fluid18
axilla lymph node2 B cell1
bladder18 blood57
bone31 bone marrow45
bone marrow, mast cells1 bone marrow, stromal cells3
bone, giant cell1 brain28
brain, choroid plexus1 brain, embryonic1
brain, fetal3 brain, microglial cells1
breast65 carp epidermal1
cartilage, embryonic2 caudal trunk2
cervix54 chorionic villi30
colon71 conjunctiva4
connective101 connective, fibroblast1
cornea8 dermis7
dorsal root ganglion1 ductus deferens1
duodenum1 egg2
embryo121 endometrium11
endothelium1 endothelium, pulmonary artery6
epidermis2 erythropoietic1
eye2 fetal1
fetal brain1 fetal testis1
fibroblast212 fibroblast, embryonic11
fin3 foreskin6
foreskin, fetal2 Gasser's node1
gingival stroma2 glomerulal, endothelial cells1
gonad3 haemopoietic3
heart10 heart, embryonic3
humerus1 hybrid55
hybrid embryonic kidney/lymphocyte2 hybrid kidney/fibroblast1
hybrid kidney/lymphocyte1 hybrid, B cells x myeloma11
intestine, embryonic4 intestine, ileocecal4
intestine, ileum3 intestine, small4
kidney180 kidney, embryonic26
kidney, fibroblast3 larvae15
larvae, minced1 larynx9
leukocyte2 liver83
liver, embryonic3 lung140
lung nodule3 lung, embryonic47
lung, endothelium3 lung, fetal5
lung, fibroblast1 lung, metastasis9
lung, pleural effusion1 lymph5
lymph node8 lymph node, metastasis3
lymphoblast206 lymphoblast, pre-B1
lymphoblastoid B cell6 lymphocyte286
lymphocyte B, peripheral2 lymphocyte, B26
lymphocyte, helper T1 lymphocyte, peripheral1
lymphocyte, T14 lymphoid2
macrophage4 mammary alveolar nodules, preneoplastic1
mammary gland25 mast cell1
mesonephros1 mixed1
monocyte3 monocyte-macrophage9
mouth5 muscle31
muscle,smooth1 myeloblast1
nasal septum3 nervous system11
neural6 neuroglia1
oesophagus8 ovary93
palatal mesenchyme, embryonic1 pancreas41
pelvic wall, metastasis1 peripheral blood100
peripheral blood, B cell3 peripheral blood, lymphoblast1
peritoneal cells5 pharynx2
pituitary2 pituitary gland1
placenta4 pleura, visceral, mesothelium1
pleural effusion36 pre B cell1
pre-tracheal region1 prostate18
pupal ovary5 pupal ovary, minced1
rectum5 rectum-anus4
retina2 right axial lymph node1
skeletal muscle6 skin69
skin, embryonic6 skin, fibroblast2867
skin, keratinocyte7 spinal cord and roots1
spleen5 stomach7
subcutaneous nodule2 tail1
testis10 testis, Leydig cells7
testis, Sertoli cell1 thigh1
thymus20 thymus, embryonic2
thyroid25 thyroid, embryonic2
thyroid, follicular4 thyroid, medullary3
tongue2 tongue, embryonic2
tonsil1 trachea, embryonic5
trophoblast1 trunk2
turbinate2 umbilical cord5
umbilical metastatis1 uterus6
vagina1 vulva1




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