Term Name:
cell activation
Synonyms:
Definition:
A multicellular organismal process by which exposure to an activating factor such as a cellular or soluble ligand results in a change in the morphology or behavior of a cell.
Ontology:
GO: Biological Process [GO:0001775]
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is a type of:
cellular process
multicellular organismal process
has subtype:
cell activation involved in immune response
chondrocyte activation
egg activation
endothelial cell activation
fibroblast activation
follicular dendritic cell activation
glial cell activation
keratinocyte activation
leukocyte activation
neuroblast activation
platelet activation
skeletal muscle satellite cell activation
thrombocyte activation
negatively regulated by:
negative regulation of cell activation
positively regulated by:
positive regulation of cell activation
regulated by:
regulation of cell activation