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GO: Biological Process

enteroendocrine cell differentiation

Term ID
GO:0035883
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Definition
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of an enteroendocrine cell. Enteroendocrine cells are hormonally active epithelial cells in the gut that constitute the diffuse neuroendocrine system.
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