spinal cord motor neuron differentiation

Term ID

GO:0021522

Synonyms

Definition

The process in which neuroepithelial cells in the ventral neural tube acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of motor neurons. Motor neurons innervate an effector (muscle or glandular) tissue and are responsible for transmission of motor impulses from the brain to the periphery. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. 11262869

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is part of: ventral spinal cord development

ventral spinal cord development Show first 5 Terms
has parts: spinal cord motor neuron cell fate specification

spinal cord motor neuron cell fate specification Show first 5 Terms
is a type of: cell differentiation in spinal cord central nervous system neuron differentiation

cell differentiation in spinal cord central nervous system neuron differentiation Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: lateral motor column neuron differentiation somatic motor neuron differentiation visceral motor neuron differentiation

lateral motor column neuron differentiation somatic motor neuron differentiation visceral motor neuron differentiation Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes