vascular associated smooth muscle cell fate determination
The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a vascular smooth muscle cell regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. A vascular smooth muscle cell is a non-striated, elongated, spindle-shaped cell found lining the blood vessels.
GO:0007521
muscle cell fate determination
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GO:0097081
vascular associated smooth muscle cell fate commitment
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vascular smooth muscle cell fate determination
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