Talk:List of interstitial cells

Disambiguation or article
The heading above implies that this is an article, while being a disambiguation page implies not being an article. I'm going to clean up the page based on WP:MOSDAB. If it's really an article and not a dab, undo my edits and remove the disambig template. -- JHunterJ 23:16, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Change to definition
Currently, the introductory sentence states: "Interstitial cell refers to any cell that lies between other cells."

This is incorrect. If it were true, then all cells would be interstitial. Interstitial cells exist between structures within a tissue, an area sometimes referred to as an interstitium. Paraphrasing from medical dictionary.com's definition of "interstitial", it is correct to say:

"Interstitial cell refers to a cell that lies between parts or within the interspaces of a tissue." -- Skingski (talk) 18:49, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * @ that's an excellent point. I've tried to improve the definition here. What do you think? --Tom (LT) (talk) 23:54, 21 July 2018 (UTC)


 * @ OK, looking at the new version which says "...any cell that lies in the spaces between the functional cells of a tissue."
 * This definition should be improved since interstitial cells are functional too. However, they do not always directly contribute to the specialized overall function of the tissue; e.g., in the testis, Leydig cells do, but resident macrophages do not.  Moreover, Leydig cells lie outside the major structure of the testis - the seminiferous tubule where other functional cells are.


 * Following the rest of the page's list:
 * Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) lay between structures in various tissues as can be seen on the duplicative page entitled telocyte, which is another name for ICC;
 * Ovarian hilar cells or interstitial glands are outside follicles -- I'd have to check to be sure they are outside the stroma. The linked wikipage says the cells can be in the stroma but perhaps by invasion; another indicates the stroma is interstitial;
 * Renal interstitial cells I presume are outside renal tubules;
 * Don't know the pineal gland well;
 * Never heard neuroglial cells called "interstitial" before. The linked wiki page does not even use the term.  They could be on the list in error.


 * So my sense is interstitial cells are cells that lie within spaces between the major defined structures of a tissue -- or something to that effect. Skingski (talk) 05:10, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * @ perhaps this page is better suited as being deleted and as a redirect to wiktionary. It is purely a definition and most of the referred terms are spurious. You can comment at the deletion page :). --Tom (LT) (talk) 08:42, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

What to do from here
Thanks everyone for contributing, consensus was to keep. My feeling is that a move to a page like List of interstitial cells might have support? Ping to who proposed this idea. --Tom (LT) (talk) 07:33, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Agree, but List of interstitial cell types might be a more accurate title. -- RoySmith (talk) 11:02, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
 * To me, "type" sounds taxonomical, and this isn't a taxonomical class. I'm comfortable with List of interstitial cells. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 14:00, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Either way is fine with me. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:01, 22 August 2018 (UTC)


 * "Cell types" is more technically correct, but the only potential ambiguity is that someone might think we're trying to list every individual interstitial cell, which is ridiculous enough I don't think we need to worry about it. The article could be moved more or less as it stands, but I hope to have time soon to expand it, following my example entry at the AfD, if that seems like an improvement to everyone. Replacing the lead with a more accurate definition, as Anthonyhcole suggested, as well as a sentence or two of broad context from the sources I found also seems like a good idea. FourViolas (talk) 17:10, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking this on, FourViolas. And thank you for that link to Cell type. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 13:20, 23 August 2018 (UTC)


 * I've gone ahead with the rename. I'll leave the content editing to others.  -- RoySmith (talk) 20:37, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for making the move. --Tom (LT) (talk) 10:33, 23 August 2018 (UTC)