Interstitial cell refers to any cell that lies in the spaces between the functional cells of a tissue.

Examples include:

• Interstitial cell of Cajal (ICC)

• Leydig cells, cells present in the male testes responsible for the production of androgen (male sex hormone)

• A portion of the stroma of ovary

• Certain cells in the pineal gland

• Renal interstitial cells

• Neuroglial cells

See also

• List of human cell types derived from the germ layers

References

• Sybil B Parker (ed). "Interstitial cell". McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Fifth Edition. International Edition. 1994. Page 1041.