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dendritic cell differentiation
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0097028
Note that immunologists typically use the word 'maturation' to refer to dendritic cells undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'.
Term info
Label
dendritic cell differentiation
created by
pr
creation date
2011-04-01T10:08:42Z
definition
The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a dendritic cell. A dendritic cell is a leukocyte of dendritic lineage specialized in the uptake, processing, and transport of antigens to lymph nodes for the purpose of stimulating an immune response via T cell activation.
has obo namespace
biological_process
id
GO:0097028
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl