respiratory basal cell differentiation
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The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a respiratory basal cell. [ MP:0011114 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17909629 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000086 GOC:TermGenie ]
Synonyms: airway basal cell differentiation
Term information
Changes in the lineage choice of ABCs or their undifferentiated daughters might contribute to the mucous cell hyperplasia, metaplasia or squamous metaplasia seen in many respiratory disorders