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]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
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