OBO ID: GO:0010002
Term Name: cardioblast differentiation Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • cardiac precursor cell differentiation
  • cardioblast cell differentiation
  • cardiomyocyte generation
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized mesodermal cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of a cardioblast. A cardioblast is a cardiac precursor cell. It is a cell that has been committed to a cardiac fate, but will undergo more cell division rather than terminally differentiating.
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Ontology: GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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