Term Name: | Purkinje myocyte differentiation |
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Synonyms: | cardiac Purkinje fiber cell differentiation |
Definition: | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of a Purkinje myocyte (also known as cardiac Purkinje fiber cell). These cells are specialized cardiomyocytes that receive signals from the bundle of His and innervate the ventricular cardiac muscle. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0003168] QuickGO AmiGO |