Term Name:	type II pneumocyte differentiation
Synonyms:	granular pneumocyte differentiation, great alveolar cell differentiation, large alveolar cell differentiation
Definition:	The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a type II pneumocyte. A type II pneumocyte is a surfactant secreting cell that contains abundant cytoplasm containing numerous lipid-rich multilamellar bodies.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0060510]    QuickGO    AmiGO