Term Name: crystal cell differentiation
Synonyms:
Definition: The process in which a hemocyte precursor cell acquires the characteristics of a crystal cell, a class of cells that contain crystalline inclusions and are involved in the melanization of pathogenic material in the hemolymph.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042688]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: hemocyte differentiation
has subtype: embryonic crystal cell differentiation lymph gland crystal cell differentiation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of crystal cell differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of crystal cell differentiation
regulated by: regulation of crystal cell differentiation