Term Name: stem cell differentiation
Synonyms:
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a stem cell. A stem cell is a cell that retains the ability to divide and proliferate throughout life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized cells.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0048863]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: stem cell development stem cell fate commitment
is a type of: cell differentiation
has subtype: angioblast cell differentiation cardioblast differentiation hematopoietic stem cell differentiation hepatoblast differentiation limb basal epidermal cell differentiation mesenchymal stem cell differentiation neural crest cell differentiation respiratory basal cell differentiation squamous basal epithelial stem cell differentiation involved in prostate gland acinus development
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of stem cell differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of stem cell differentiation
regulated by: regulation of stem cell differentiation