The epithelial layer of the lung. [ MP:0006382 ]
Synonyms: lung epithelial tissue epithelium of lung epithelial tissue of lung
Term information
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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]
Term relations
- epithelium
- lower respiratory tract epithelium
- develops from some foregut
- part of some lung
- contributes to morphology of some lung