type II pneumocyte differentiation

type II pneumocyte differentiation

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0060510

The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a type II pneumocyte. A type II pneumocyte is a surfactant secreting cell that contains abundant cytoplasm containing numerous lipid-rich multilamellar bodies. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0721662544 GOC:dph GOC:mtg_lung ]

Synonyms: great alveolar cell differentiation

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granular pneumocyte differentiation

large alveolar cell differentiation

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biological_process

GO:0060510

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Equivalent to:

cell differentiation and results in acquisition of features of some pulmonary alveolar type 2 cell

Subclass of:

lung secretory cell differentiation
cell differentiation
results in acquisition of features of some pulmonary alveolar type 2 cell