The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a respiratory basal cell.
Source:
MP:0011114,
GOC:TermGenie,
GO_REF:0000086,
PMID:17909629
Comment
Changes in the lineage choice of ABCs or their undifferentiated daughters might contribute to the mucous cell hyperplasia, metaplasia or squamous metaplasia seen in many respiratory disorders