neuromast hair cell differentiation

id: GO:0048886
name: neuromast hair cell differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuromast hair cell. Hair cells are the sensory receptors of the neuromast and are located in a portion of the neuromast called the sensory strip. Each hair cell of the neuromast is morphologically polarized as a result of the relative position of the single kinocilium and the clusters of stereocilia on its apical surface. There are approximately seven hair cells within each neuromast, with each hair cell innervated by afferent and efferent neurons.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0048903anterior lateral line neuromast hair cell differentiation
GO:0048923posterior lateral line neuromast hair cell differentiation
GO:0070658neuromast hair cell differentiation involved in neuromast regeneration

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0042490mechanoreceptor differentiation