positive regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation
  id: GO:0010744
  name: positive regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation
  namespace: biological_process
  type: go
  obsolete: False
Description: Any process that increases the rate, frequency or extent of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation. Macrophage derived foam cell differentiation is the process in which a macrophage 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.
Parent Functions
| id | name | 
|---|---|
| GO:0010743 | regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation | 
| GO:0045597 | positive regulation of cell differentiation | 


