OntologyTerm type II pneumocyte

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definition 
A pulmonary alveolar epithelial cell 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 pulmonary alveolar type 1 cell. This cuboidal cell is 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. (EFO) 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. (UBERON)
namespace 
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo
parents 
  1. surfactant secreting cell
  2. epithelial cell
  3. lung structure
  4. lung secretory cell
  5. pneumocyte
  6. secretory cell
preferred_name 
type II pneumocyte
references 
  1. None
slim_terms 
  1. endoderm
  2. cell
  3. cell
  4. lung
  5. respiratory system
source_ontologies 
  1. Uberon
  2. Experimental Factor Ontology
synonyms 
  1. type II alveolar epithelial cell
  2. cuboidal type II cell
  3. AT2
  4. lung type 2 cell
  5. TII
  6. type 2 alveolar epithelial cell
  7. ATII
  8. granular pneumocyte
  9. type II alveolocyte
  10. type II alveolar cell
  11. type 2 alveolocyte
  12. great alveolar cell
  13. type 2 pneumocyte
term_id 
CL:0002063
term_name 
type II pneumocyte
term_url 
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0002063