Alveolar macrophage
A dust cell (or alveolar macrophage) is a type of macrophage found in the pulmonary alveolus, near the pneumocytes, but separated from the wall.
Activity of the dust cells is relatively high, because they are located at one of the major boundaries between the body and the outside world.
External links
- Template:EMedicineDictionary
- Histology image: 13906loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Respiratory System: lung (human), alveolar macrophages"
- "12508817" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- Histology at KUMC resp-resp16 "Alveoli"
- Slide at uchc.edu
- Slide at ufl.edu
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