Term Name: | lung basal cell differentiation |
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Synonyms: | pulmonary basal cell differentiation |
Definition: | The process in which relatively unspecialized cells, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of a mature basal cell found in the lung. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. A basal cell is an epithelial stem cell. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060508] QuickGO AmiGO |