Term Name: neuron differentiation
Synonyms:
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuron.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030182]   QuickGO   AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: generation of neurons
has parts: cell morphogenesis involved in neuron differentiation neuron development neuron fate commitment positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in neuron differentiation
is a type of: cell differentiation
has subtype: amacrine cell differentiation cardiac neuron differentiation central nervous system neuron differentiation dopaminergic neuron differentiation GABAergic neuron differentiation glutamatergic neuron differentiation hair cell differentiation hippocampal interneuron differentiation mechanoreceptor differentiation medial motor column neuron differentiation neuron differentiation involved in amphid sensory organ development neuron differentiation involved in salivary gland development noradrenergic neuron differentiation olfactory bulb interneuron differentiation peripheral nervous system neuron differentiation photoreceptor cell differentiation pyramidal neuron differentiation Rohon-Beard neuron differentiation
inverse capable_of: mesenchymal stem cell
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of neuron differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of neuron differentiation
regulated by: regulation of neuron differentiation