| Name: | smooth muscle cell |
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| Synonyms: | non-striated muscle cell |
| Definition: | A non-striated, elongated, spindle-shaped cell found lining the digestive tract, uterus, and blood vessels. They develop from specialized myoblasts (smooth muscle myoblast). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009118] |
| Name: | cell maturation |
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| Synonyms: | functional differentiation |
| Definition: | The cellular developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for a specific cell to attain its fully functional state. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048469] QuickGO AmiGO |