Term Name: | embryonic hemocyte differentiation |
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Synonyms: | embryonic arthropod blood cell differentiation, embryonic hemocyte cell differentiation |
Definition: | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell derived from the embryonic head mesoderm acquires the specialized features of a mature hemocyte. Hemocytes are blood cells associated with a hemocoel (the cavity containing most of the major organs of the arthropod body) which are involved in defense and clotting of hemolymph, but not involved in transport of oxygen. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0035163] QuickGO AmiGO |