Cells (細胞 Saibō?) are the basic structural, functional, and biological units of all living organisms. Together they form a multicellular organism, thus they are known as the "building blocks of life". However cells are anthropomorphic in Cells at Work! and have their own stories.
There are roughly 37.2 trillion cells in a human body,
Full-Fledged Cells[]
Cells | Functions | Known Characters |
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Red Blood Cells/Erythrocytes | Red blood cells deliver oxygen and nutrients all over the body, as well as carry carbon dioxide away for proper disposal. A young red blood cell is called an erythroblast. | AE3803, AA5100, NT4201, DB5963, YO4144, ME0808, AA2153, AC1677 |
Platelets/Thrombocytes | Platelets close wounds and fix blood clogs. Due to their small size, they are depicted as small children. | Platelet |
White Blood Cells/Neutrophils | Neutrophils are highly mobile white blood cells who are the first to react when pathogenic cells invade the body. They patrol around the body and remove foreign germs and viruses as quickly as possible. | U-1146, U-2001, U-2048, U-2626, U-4989, U-1196 |
Lymphocytes | Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell. They are the bodies most elite white blood cells and serve as the bodies last line of defense when other white blood cells have failed.
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Helper T Cell, Regulatory T Cell, Killer T Cell, Memory T Cell, Naive T Cell, Natural Killer Cell, B Cell, Memory Cell |
Mast Cells/Mastocyte | Mast cells release chemicals such as histamines and leukotrienes as a stimulus to excess production of IgE. | Mast Cell |
Macrophages/Monocytes | Macrophages are a type of white blood cell. They terminate stronger bacteria that the Neutrophils are unable to handle and relay information to the lymphocytes. They also clean up the mess in the aftermath of an invasion. Additionally, they assist on raising erythroblasts in the bone marrow. They switch to monocytes when they are roaming in the blood vessels. | Macrophage, Macrophage (Lady), Kupffer Cell |
Eosinophils/Acidophils | Eosinophils are a rare type of white blood cell. They defend the body from parasitic invaders, rather than bacterial ones. | Eosinophil |
Basophils | Basophils are the rarest type of white blood cell, making up to less than 1% of the white blood cell population. The role of basophils has not been fully discovered yet. | Basophil |
Dendritic Cells | Dendritic cells oversee the white blood cells communication network; they receive reports from white blood cells in the field and relay the messages to the helper T cells. They are also capable of activating naive T cells, which are T cells that have yet to gain any real combat experience. | Dendritic Cell |
Intestinal Epithelial Cells | Intestinal Epithelial Cells absorbs nutrients and water. They also form a barrier against bacterium in the small intestine. | |
Goblet Cells | Mucous secreting cells that secret the viscous substance mucin. | Goblet Cell |
M Cells/Microfold Cells | M Cells live on the surface of the Peyer's patches. They capture bacteria and viruses and hand them to antigen-presenting cells such as dendritic cells. | Microfold Cell |
Langerhan Cells | Langerhan Cells are a type of dendritic cell of the epidermis. They are responsible on signaling the brain when bacteria and viruses enters the body from the skin. They also protect the skin from ultraviolet rays and dehydration. | Langerhan Cell |
Hematopoietic Stem Cells | Hematopoietic Stem Cells makes blood cells such as red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. | Hematopoietic Stem Cell |
Thymic Epithelial Cells | Thymic Epithelial Cells nurse lymphocytes and help the differentiation of T cells. | |
Hair Matrix Cells | Hair Matrix Cells create hair through cell division | |
Sebaceous Gland Cells | Sebaceous Gland Cells produce sebum. | |
Melanocyte | Melanocytes produce melanin. | |
Normal/Somatic Cells | Normal Cells multiply through cell division. The oxygen and nutrients are usually delivered to them. | Normal Cell |
Cancer Cells | Normal Cells that are born mutated due to the copying error in their DNA. They multiply uncontrollably and spread to vital organs, endangering the life of the organism. | Cancer Cell, K-9999 |
Immature Cells[]
A Progenitor Cell is a newly born cell that has not differentiate into a specific cell type, similar to a baby.
Lympoid Cell Stem[]
Cells | Possible Growth |
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B Progenitor | Immature B Cell |
Immature B Cell/Mature B Cell | B Cell |
NK/T Progenitor | Immature Thymocyte, NK Cell |
Immature Thymocyte/Mature Thymocyte | Helper T Cell, Killer T Cell |
Myeloid Stem Cell Growth[]
Cells | Possible Growth |
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Myeloblast | Myelocyte, Basophil, Eosinophil |
Myelocyte/Band Cell | Neutrophil |
Monoblast | Macrophages/Monocyte |
Proerythroblast/Erythroblast | Red Blood Cell |
Promegakaryocyte/Megakaryocyte | Platelets |