Term Name:	tendon cell differentiation
Synonyms:	muscle attachment cell differentiation, tenocyte differentiation
Definition:	The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a tendon cell. Tendon cell are elongated fibrocytes in which the cytoplasm is stretched between the collagen fibres of the tendon. Tendon cells have a central cell nucleus with a prominent nucleolus, a well-developed rough endoplasmic reticulum, and are responsible for synthesis and turnover of tendon fibres and ground substance.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0035990]    QuickGO    AmiGO