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mesenchymal cell
Fusiform or stellate cells in developing embryos situated between endoderm & ectoderm. There shape in fixed tissues is a result of the migration from their place of origin to areas they would develop into specialized tissues. Most mesenchymal cells are derived from mesoderm, but in the cephalic region, they develop from neural crest or surface ectoderm.
Specific
angioblast
mast cell
General
pluripotential stem cell
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.