Term Name: lung basal cell differentiation
Synonyms: pulmonary basal cell differentiation
Definition: The process in which relatively unspecialized cells, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of a mature basal cell found in the lung. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. A basal cell is an epithelial stem cell.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060508]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: lung epithelium development
is a type of: lung cell differentiation