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Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of astrocyte differentiation. Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of astrocyte differentiation. Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of gliogenesis, the formation of mature glia. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an astrocyte. An astrocyte is the most abundant type of glial cell. Astrocytes provide support for neurons and regulate the environment in which they function. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a glial cell. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of glia cell differentiation. Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of glia cell differentiation. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the central nervous system over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The central nervous system is the core nervous system that serves an integrating and coordinating function. In vertebrates it consists of the brain, spinal cord and spinal nerves. In those invertebrates with a central nervous system it typically consists of a brain, cerebral ganglia and a nerve cord.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: positive regulation of astrocyte differentiation
Acc: GO:0048711
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of astrocyte differentiation.
Synonyms:
  • up regulation of astrocyte differentiation
  • activation of astrocyte differentiation
  • up-regulation of astrocyte differentiation
  • stimulation of astrocyte differentiation
  • upregulation of astrocyte differentiation
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0048711 - positive regulation of astrocyte differentiation (interactive image map)
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