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The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an oligodendrocyte. An oligodendrocyte is a type of glial cell involved in myelinating the axons of neurons in the central nervous system. 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 neuroepithelial cells in the ventral neural tube acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of radial glial cells. Radial cell precursors differentiate into both neuronal cell types and mature radial glial cells. Mature radial glial cells regulate the axon growth and pathfinding processes that occur during white matter patterning of the developing spinal cord. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of glia cell differentiation. A biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of a cell over time from an initial condition to a later condition. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of glia cell differentiation. The process whereby the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a glial cell. Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of glia cell differentiation. 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. The process by which glial cells are generated. This includes the production of glial progenitors and their differentiation into mature glia. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a glial cell of the heart. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a Schwann cell. Schwann cells are found in the peripheral nervous system, where they insulate neurons and axons, and regulate the environment in which neurons function. The process aimed at the progression of a glial cell over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a microglial cell. Microglia are glial cells that act as the immune cells of the central nervous system. They form part of the supporting structure of this system. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a glial cell of the amphid sensory organ. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a glial cell. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a glial cell in a lateral line nerve. Generation of cells within the nervous system.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: glial cell differentiation
Acc: GO:0010001
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a glial cell.
Synonyms:
  • neuroglia differentiation
  • glia cell differentiation
  • GO:0043360
  • GO:0007404
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 75 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 229 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0010001 - glial cell differentiation (interactive image map)
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