Term Name: inner ear receptor cell differentiation
Synonyms: inner ear hair cell differentiation
Definition: The process in which relatively unspecialized cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of inner ear receptor cells. Inner ear receptor cells are mechanorecptors found in the inner ear responsible for transducing signals involved in balance and sensory perception of sound.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060113]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: inner ear development
has parts: inner ear receptor cell development inner ear receptor cell fate commitment
is a type of: mechanoreceptor differentiation
has subtype: inner ear auditory receptor cell differentiation inner ear receptor cell differentiation involved in inner ear sensory epithelium regeneration vestibular receptor cell differentiation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of inner ear receptor cell differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of inner ear receptor cell differentiation
regulated by: regulation of inner ear receptor cell differentiation