The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a glomerular visceral epithelial cell. A glomerular visceral epithelial cell is a specialized epithelial cell that contains 'feet' that interdigitate with the 'feet' of other glomerular epithelial cells. [ GOC:mtg_kidney_jan10 ]
Synonyms: glomerular visceral epithelial cell differentiation
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- renal filtration cell differentiation
- cell differentiation
- glomerular epithelial cell differentiation
- results in acquisition of features of some podocyte
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