| Title |
Alveolar cell type II (pneumocyte II) in an alveolus (dog) |
| Creator |
Poels, Lambert G. |
| Contributor |
Lambert G. Poels, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen; Paul H. K. Jap, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen |
| Date |
2006-09-28 |
| Subject |
Pneumocyte II; Alveolar cell type II |
| Description |
Electron microscopy. At (X) the alveolar space, the bulging alveolar cell type II shows the characteristic multilamellar bodies (*, cytosomes) that contain precusor material of surfactant. The lamellar bodies are responsible for the vacuolated appearance of these cells, and they give rise to surfactant (phospholipids, glycosaminoglycans, proteins). The free surface of the cell is provided with microvilli (↓). |
| Subtype |
Image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ |
| Collection |
Poja Histology Collection - Respiratory System Subset |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6xq0775 |
| Setname |
ehsl_heal |
| ID |
890767 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xq0775 |
