An epithelium that lines a terminal bronchiole. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: epithelial tissue of terminal bronchiole epithelium of bronchiolus terminalis bronchiolus terminalis epithelium bronchiolus terminalis epithelial tissue terminal bronchiole epithelium terminal bronchiole epithelial tissue epithelium of terminal bronchiole epithelial tissue of bronchiolus terminalis
Term information
- NCIT:C33755
- EMAPA:36283
- UMLS:C1179400 (ncithesaurus:Terminal_Bronchiole_Epithelium)
- MA:0001774
- FMA:62794
human_reference_atlas
A pseudostratified epithelium, containing basal cells, stem cells of the airway, submucosal glands and cartilage rings, is limited to the trachea and large lobar airways in the mouse (Morrisey and Hogan, 2010). This more complex epithelium extends to terminal bronchioles in the human[DOI:10.1242/dev.115469]