Term Name: mechanoreceptor differentiation
Synonyms:
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a mechanoreceptor, a cell specialized to transduce mechanical stimuli and relay that information centrally in the nervous system.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042490]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: neuron differentiation
has subtype: inner ear receptor cell differentiation mechanoreceptor differentiation involved in mechanosensory epithelium regeneration neuromast hair cell differentiation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of mechanoreceptor differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of mechanoreceptor differentiation
regulated by: regulation of mechanoreceptor differentiation