Term Name: | epicardium-derived cardiac vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation |
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Definition: | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell derived from the epicardium acquires specialized features of a cardiac vascular smooth muscle cell. A cardiac vascular smooth muscle cell covers the heart vasculature and lacks transverse striations in its constituent fibers. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060983] QuickGO AmiGO |