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terminal bronchiole epithelium

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An epithelium that lines a terminal bronchiole. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Term info

Label

terminal bronchiole epithelium

Synonyms
  • bronchiolus terminalis epithelial tissue
  • bronchiolus terminalis epithelium
  • epithelial tissue of bronchiolus terminalis
  • epithelial tissue of terminal bronchiole
  • epithelium of bronchiolus terminalis
  • epithelium of terminal bronchiole
  • terminal bronchiole epithelial tissue
  • terminal bronchiole epithelium
database cross reference
id

UBERON:0001958

taxon notes

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]