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Type I Alveolar Cell

Type I Alveolar Cell

Type I alveolar cells form much of the thin surface across which oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0002062View source record ↗

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Type I alveolar cells form much of the thin surface across which oxygen and exchange.

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Body systemTissues & Organs
Typical locationThin lining of lung alveoli
Lineage / classLung alveolar epithelial
Cell Ontology IDCL:0002062

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeEpithelial Cellincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Type I Alveolar Cell · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Type I Alveolar Cell · Cell type
Type I Alveolar Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type

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Trusted references for learning more about Type I Alveolar Cell.

databaseCell Ontology (CL)OBO Foundry · European Bioinformatics Institute Ontology Lookup Service
Research Claims

Type I Alveolar Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0002062).