Name | type II pneumocyte differentiation |
ID | GO_0060510 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Exact synonym | great alveolar cell differentiation |
Related synonym | granular pneumocyte differentiation, large alveolar cell differentiation |
Description | 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. |
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