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 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