Cell ID: CL2000002

Cell Name: decidual cell

CSI Thresholds:

Select	Context	Threshold
	Overall	16
	Decidua	143
	Decidua + Healthy	143
	Blood	35
	Placenta	30
	Placenta + Healthy	28
	Healthy	14
	Blood + Healthy	12

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Description: A specialized, enlarged, connective tissue cell of the decidua with enlarged nucleus, dense membrane‐bound secretory granules and cytoplasmic accumulation of glycogen and lipid droplets. These cells develop by the transformation of endometrial stromal cells during decidualization.

Synonyms: decidua cell, decidual stromal cell, decidualized endometrial stromal cell