Term Name: mesenchymal cell differentiation
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Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a mesenchymal cell. A mesenchymal cell is a loosely associated cell that is part of the connective tissue in an organism. Mesenchymal cells give rise to more mature connective tissue cell types.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0048762]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: mesenchyme development
has parts: mesenchymal cell development mesenchymal cell fate commitment
is a type of: cell differentiation
has subtype: cardiac endothelial to mesenchymal transition epithelial to mesenchymal transition mesenchymal cell differentiation involved in bone development mesenchymal cell differentiation involved in kidney development mesenchymal cell differentiation involved in lung development mesenchymal cell differentiation involved in mammary gland development mesenchymal cell differentiation involved in renal system development mesenchymal cell differentiation involved in salivary gland development neural crest cell differentiation