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= Cell types = | |||
What is a cell type? | What is a cell type? | ||
This wikibase is a shot at formalizing meanings for cell types and cell type descriptors. | |||
== Formal criteria == | |||
The notion is that anything that any class of cells that fits the 3 following criteria is formally a cell type: | |||
* The instances are rigorously defined (i.e. you have guidelines for telling wheter a cell is or isn't an instance of that class) | |||
* The class' instances are present in a specific taxon | |||
* The class is considered useful by any research project. | |||
Some subdefinitions help to organize it | |||
== Subdefinitions == | |||
=== Cell archetype === | |||
A cell type defined for more than one species, e.g. "neuron") | |||
=== Cell type ''strictu sensu'' === | |||
A cell type defined for one taxon (e.g. "human neuron") | |||
=== Cell infratype === | |||
A cell type defined for a taxon below the species level (e.g. "C57BL/6J mice neuron") | |||
=== Technotype === | |||
A cell type that rigorously corresponds to what is being measured in a given experiment ("ex: CD4+ CD8- FACS-sorted C57BL/6J mice cell") | |||
Revision as of 02:23, 7 August 2020
Cell types
What is a cell type?
This wikibase is a shot at formalizing meanings for cell types and cell type descriptors.
Formal criteria
The notion is that anything that any class of cells that fits the 3 following criteria is formally a cell type:
- The instances are rigorously defined (i.e. you have guidelines for telling wheter a cell is or isn't an instance of that class)
- The class' instances are present in a specific taxon
- The class is considered useful by any research project.
Some subdefinitions help to organize it
Subdefinitions
Cell archetype
A cell type defined for more than one species, e.g. "neuron")
Cell type strictu sensu
A cell type defined for one taxon (e.g. "human neuron")
Cell infratype
A cell type defined for a taxon below the species level (e.g. "C57BL/6J mice neuron")
Technotype
A cell type that rigorously corresponds to what is being measured in a given experiment ("ex: CD4+ CD8- FACS-sorted C57BL/6J mice cell")