epicardium-derived cardiac vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation

Term ID

GO:0060983

Synonyms

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.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO