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This cell type, called also type 3 alveolar epithelial cells, has been identified in rat lung by Kasper et al (1993, 1994). Alveolar brush cells (see also: brush cells) differ from flat Type 1 pneumocytes and cuboidal Type 2 pneumocytes by the presence of an apical tuft of microvilli and the absence of lamellar type secretory granules. They express high levels of cytokeratin 18 and also express villin.
For related information of interest see also: Cell types Dictionary, Cell lines in Cytokine Research, Cell culture.
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