smooth muscle derived foam cell differentiation
The process in which a smooth muscle cell acquires the specialized features of a foam cell. A foam cell is a type of cell containing lipids in small vacuoles and typically seen in atherosclerotic lesions, as well as other conditions. [ GOC:dph GOC:tb GOC:BHF GOC:add ]
Term info
tb
2009-09-15T03:48:10Z
biological_process
GO:0090078
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_4751
Term relations
- cell differentiation and results in acquisition of features of some smooth muscle cell derived foam cell
- foam cell differentiation
- not (in taxon some Fungi)
- in taxon some (not Fungi)
- results in acquisition of features of some smooth muscle cell derived foam cell