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. [ GOC:tfm http://www.copewithcytokines.de https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0412046911 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36138472 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8540632 ]
Synonyms: type II alveolar cell type 2 alveolocyte type 2 alveolar epithelial cell granular pneumocyte type II alveolocyte great alveolar cell cuboidal type II cell lung type 2 cell type 2 pneumocyte type II alveolar epithelial cell type II pneumocyte
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- pulmonary alveolar epithelial cell and capable of some secretion by cell and capable of some surfactant homeostasis