Term Name: | type II pneumocyte differentiation |
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Synonyms: | granular pneumocyte differentiation, great alveolar cell differentiation, large alveolar cell differentiation |
Definition: | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a type II pneumocyte. A type II pneumocyte is a surfactant secreting cell that contains abundant cytoplasm containing numerous lipid-rich multilamellar bodies. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060510] QuickGO AmiGO |