type I pneumocyte differentiation

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0060509

The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a type I pneumocyte. A type I pneumocyte is a flattened cell with greatly attenuated cytoplasm and a paucity of organelles. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0721662544&isbn=1/ GOC:dph GOC:mtg_lung ]

Synonyms: membranous pneumocyte differentiation

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small alveolar cell differentiation, squamous alveolar cell differentiation

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biological_process

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Equivalent to:

cell differentiation and results in acquisition of features of some type I pneumocyte

Subclass of:

lung epithelial cell differentiation
results in acquisition of features of some type I pneumocyte