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GO: Biological Process

podocyte differentiation

Term ID
GO:0072112
Synonyms
  • glomerular visceral epithelial cell differentiation
Definition
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a glomerular visceral epithelial cell. A glomerular visceral epithelial cell is a specialized epithelial cell that contains 'feet' that interdigitate with the 'feet' of other glomerular epithelial cells.
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GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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