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type II pneumocyte
- Term ID
- CL:0002063
- Synonyms
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- AT2
- ATII
- cuboidal type II cell
- granular pneumocyte
- great alveolar cell
- lung type 2 cell
- lung type II cell
- TII
- type 2 alveolar epithelial cell
- type 2 alveolocyte
- type 2 pneumocyte
- type II alveolar cell
- type II alveolar epithelial cell
- type II alveolocyte
- Definition
- A type II pneumocyte is a pneumocyte that modulates the fluid surrounding the alveolar epithelium by secreting and recycling surfactants. This cell type also contributes to tissue repair and can differentiate after injury into a type I pneumocyte. Thicker than squamous alveolar cells, have a rounded apical surface that projects above the level of surrounding epithelium. The free surface is covered by short microvilli. (3)
- References
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- BTO:0000538
- FMA:62501
- Ontology
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