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lamellar body; lamellar granule; membrane-coating granule; keratinosome; Odland body
secretory organelle
Function:
- contains phosphatidyl choline that serves as pulmonary surfactant [1]
- in stratum granulosum of epidermis, forms impermeable, lipid-containing membrane that serves as a water barrier
Structure:
- oblong structures, appearing about 300-400 nm in width & 100-150 nm in length in transmission electron microscopy images [1]
Expression:
- type 2 pneumocyte
- keratinocyte
- neuron
Related
lamellar body (GO:0042599)
Specific
dendritic lamellar body
General
organelle
References
- Wikipedia: Lamellar granule
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamellar_granule