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The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of a cell of the His-Purkinje system. These cells form the fibers regulate cardiac muscle contraction in the ventricles. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of a cardiac Purkinje fiber cell. These cells are specialized cardiomyocytes that receive signals from the bundle of His and innervate the ventricular cardiac muscle. The biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an anatomical structure from an initial condition to its mature state. This process begins with the formation of the structure and ends with the mature structure, whatever form that may be including its natural destruction. An anatomical structure is any biological entity that occupies space and is distinguished from its surroundings. Anatomical structures can be macroscopic such as a carpel, or microscopic such as an acrosome. The process whereby 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. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the His-Purkinje system over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The His-Purkinje system receives signals from the AV node and is composed of the fibers that regulate cardiac muscle contraction in the ventricles. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a cardiac Purkinje fiber over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The cardiac Purkinje fiber is part of the cardiac conduction system that receives signals from the bundle of His and innervates the ventricular cardiac muscle.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: cardiac Purkinje fiber cell differentiation
Acc: GO:0003168
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of a cardiac Purkinje fiber cell. These cells are specialized cardiomyocytes that receive signals from the bundle of His and innervate the ventricular cardiac muscle.
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GO:0003168 - cardiac Purkinje fiber cell differentiation (interactive image map)
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