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Term:
smooth muscle derived foam cell differentiation (GO:0090078)
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macrophage derived foam cell differentiation +   
smooth muscle derived foam cell differentiation 
The process in which a smooth muscle cell acquires the specialized features of a foam cell. A foam cell is a type of cell containing lipids in small vacuoles and typically seen in atherosclerotic lesions, as well as other conditions.

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Never In Taxon: NCBITaxon:4751 ! Fungi
Definition Sources: GOC:add, GOC:BHF, GOC:dph, GOC:tb

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