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The process by which a cell of the mammary placode becomes a cell of the mammary gland bud. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an epithelium over time, from its formation to the mature structure. An epithelium is a tissue that covers the internal or external surfaces of an anatomical structure. The process by which a relatively unspecialized epithelial cell becomes a more specialized epithelial cell of the mammary gland. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a gland over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A gland is an organ specialised for secretion. The process by which a relatively unspecialized epithelial cell becomes a more specialized epithelial cell of the mammary gland cord. Epithelial cells of the mammary cord give it its funnel-like shape and some are cornified. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epithelial cell, any of the cells making up an epithelium. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the mammary gland over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The mammary gland is a large compound sebaceous gland that in female mammals is modified to secrete milk. Its development starts with the formation of the mammary line and ends as the mature gland cycles between nursing and weaning stages. The process by which a relatively unspecialized epithelial cell becomes a more specialized epithelial cell of the mammary gland alveolus. The process whereby relatively unspecialized cells, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the cells, tissues, or organs of the mature organism or some other relatively stable phase of the organism's life history. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate and its subsequent development to the mature state.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: mammary gland epithelial cell differentiation
Acc: GO:0060644
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process by which a relatively unspecialized epithelial cell becomes a more specialized epithelial cell of the mammary gland.
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GO:0060644 - mammary gland epithelial cell differentiation (interactive image map)
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