Term: | atrium cardiac muscle cell differentiation |
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Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
Name: | atrium |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | Cavitated compound organ that receives inflow of deoxygenated blood and delivers it to a muscular cardiac ventricle. Valves are present to direct flow. There are only two chambers present in the fish heart. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000471] |
Name: | cardiac muscle cell differentiation |
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Synonyms: | cardiomyocyte differentiation, heart muscle cell differentiation |
Definition: | The process in which a cardiac muscle precursor cell acquires specialized features of a cardiac muscle cell. Cardiac muscle cells are striated muscle cells that are responsible for heart contraction. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0055007] QuickGO AmiGO |