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Depiction of two types of pneumocytes present in the alveoli and type I and type II pneumocytes. VPAC-1 and ACE-II receptor present on type II pneumocytes. Type I pneumocytes, epithelial cells, and endothelium of blood vessels form the respiratory barrier
