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Type II Alveolar Cell

Type II Alveolar Cell

Type II alveolar cells make pulmonary surfactant, which helps keep alveoli from collapsing during breathing.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0002063View source record ↗

Overview

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Type II alveolar cells make pulmonary surfactant, which helps keep alveoli from collapsing during breathing.

Quick Facts

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Body systemTissues & Organs
Typical locationLung alveoli
Lineage / classLung alveolar epithelial
Cell Ontology IDCL:0002063

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

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

Type II Alveolar Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0002063).