Term Name: smooth muscle cell differentiation
Synonyms: nonstriated muscle cell differentiation
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a smooth muscle cell; smooth muscle lacks transverse striations in its constituent fibers and are almost always involuntary.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0051145]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: muscle cell differentiation
has subtype: enteric smooth muscle cell differentiation kidney smooth muscle cell differentiation smooth muscle cell differentiation involved in prostate glandular acinus development ureter smooth muscle cell differentiation vascular associated smooth muscle cell differentiation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of smooth muscle cell differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of smooth muscle cell differentiation
regulated by: regulation of smooth muscle cell differentiation