Term: Muller cell cell differentiation
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Name: Muller cell
Synonyms: Mueller cell, Muller cells
Definition: Glial cell of the retina that forms a support structure stretching radially across the thickness of the retina. Muller cell bodies are found in the inner nuclear layer and send projection to the outer limiting membrane and inner limiting membrane.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009280]
Name: cell differentiation
Synonyms:
Definition: The cellular developmental process in which a relatively unspecialized cell, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cell, acquires specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize a specific cell. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate and its subsequent development to the mature state.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030154]    QuickGO    AmiGO