smooth muscle derived foam cell differentiation

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0090078

The process in which a smooth muscle cell acquires the specialized features of a foam cell. A foam cell is a type of cell containing lipids in small vacuoles and typically seen in atherosclerotic lesions, as well as other conditions. [ GOC:dph GOC:tb GOC:BHF GOC:add ]

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2009-09-15T03:48:10Z

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biological_process

GO:0090078

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_4751

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Equivalent to:

cell differentiation and results in acquisition of features of some smooth muscle cell derived foam cell

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foam cell differentiation
not (in taxon some Fungi)
in taxon some (not Fungi)
results in acquisition of features of some smooth muscle cell derived foam cell