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pneumocyte

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000322


An epithelial cell that lines the peripheral gas exchange region of the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20054144 GOC:tfm ]

Synonyms: pneumonocyte, alveolar epithelial cell

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database cross reference
  • FMA:62499
  • CALOHA:TS-2168
  • BTO:0000395
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Alveolar epithelial cell