Term Name: podocyte differentiation
Synonyms: glomerular visceral epithelial cell differentiation
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a glomerular visceral epithelial cell. A glomerular visceral epithelial cell is a specialized epithelial cell that contains 'feet' that interdigitate with the 'feet' of other glomerular epithelial cells.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0072112]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: podocyte cell fate commitment podocyte development
is a type of: glomerular epithelial cell differentiation renal filtration cell differentiation
has subtype: mesonephric podocyte differentiation metanephric podocyte differentiation