Term Name: basal cell
Synonyms:
Definition: Undifferentiated; mitotic stem cell for other epithelial cell types; rounded or elliptical with little cytoplasm and few organelles; contain cytokeratin intermediate filament.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000646]

Relationships
is a type of: epithelial fate stem cell
has subtype: basal cell of epidermis basal cell of urothelium epithelial cell of stratum germinativum of esophagus respiratory basal cell