Proportion of cell types that compose intralveolar septum

Range 30 capillary endothelial:8 type I:16 type II:36interstitial (fibroblasts and mast):10 macrophages %
Organism Human Homo sapiens
Reference Junqueira, Carneiro, Kelley, Basic Histology, 7th edition 1992 Appleton and Lange, pp. 349
Comments 30:8:16:36:10- (30%)capillary endothelial cells:(8%)type I (squamous) alveolar cells:(16%)type II (septal, great alveolar) cells:(36%)interstitial cells (including fibroblasts and mast cells):(10%)alveolar macrophages
Entered by Uri M
ID 103636