Term Name: glomerular mesangial cell differentiation
Synonyms:
Definition: The process in which relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the glomerular mesangial cells of the kidney as it progresses from its formation to the mature state.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0072008]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: glomerular mesangium development
has parts: glomerular mesangial cell development glomerular mesangial cell fate commitment
is a type of: epithelial cell differentiation involved in kidney development mesangial cell differentiation
has subtype: mesonephric glomerular mesangial cell differentiation metanephric glomerular mesangial cell differentiation