| Term: | cardiac ventricle cardiac muscle cell differentiation |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | cardiac ventricle |
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| Synonyms: | ventricle |
| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ that receives blood flow from the atrium and delivers blood to the body via the aorta. Valves are present to direct flow. There are only two chambers present in the fish heart. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000009] |
| Name: | cardiac muscle cell differentiation |
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| Synonyms: | cardiomyocyte differentiation, heart muscle cell differentiation |
| Definition: | The process in which a cardiac muscle precursor cell acquires specialized features of a cardiac muscle cell. Cardiac muscle cells are striated muscle cells that are responsible for heart contraction. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0055007] QuickGO AmiGO |