Term Name: osteoblast differentiation
Synonyms: osteoblast cell differentiation
Definition: The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an osteoblast, a mesodermal or neural crest cell that gives rise to bone.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001649]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: ossification
has parts: osteoblast development osteoblast fate commitment
is a type of: cell differentiation
inverse capable_of: mesenchymal stem cell
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of osteoblast differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation
regulated by: regulation of osteoblast differentiation