Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
osteoclast differentiation
- Term ID
- GO:0030316
- Synonyms
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- osteoclast cell differentiation
- Definition
- The process in which a relatively unspecialized monocyte acquires the specialized features of an osteoclast. An osteoclast is a specialized phagocytic cell associated with the absorption and removal of the mineralized matrix of bone tissue. (2)
- References
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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- is a type of
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- inverse capable_of
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- negatively regulated by
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Phenotype
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