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
is a type of: cell differentiation
has subtype: central nervous system neuron differentiation dopaminergic neuron differentiation GABAergic neuron differentiation glutamatergic neuron differentiation hair cell differentiation mechanoreceptor differentiation medial motor column neuron differentiation neuroendocrine cell differentiation neuron differentiation involved in amphid sensory organ development neuron differentiation involved in salivary gland development noradrenergic neuron differentiation peripheral nervous system neuron differentiation photoreceptor cell 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