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absent type I pneumocytes  
absence of the flattened, branched squamous cells that covers more than 98 percent of the alveolar surface, and have thin (50-100 nm) cytoplasmic extensions to form the air-blood barrier essential for normal gas exchange

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: absent AT1 ;   absent ATI ;   absent Pulmonary alveolar type I cell ;   absent Type 1 pneumocyte ;   absent lung type 1 cells ;   absent membranous pneumocytes ;   absent small alveolar cells ;   absent squamous alveolar cell ;   absent squamous alveolar lining cell ;   absent type 1 alveolar epithelial cells ;   absent type I alveolar epithelial cells ;   absent type I cells ;   absent type I pneumonocytes
Xrefs: CL:0002062 ;   FMA:62500
Definition Sources: PMID:20054144

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