great alveolar cell differentiation, granular pneumocyte differentiation, large alveolar cell differentiation
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Definition
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.
Source:
GOC:dph,
ISBN:0721662544,
GOC:mtg_lung