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GO: Biological Process

embryonic hemocyte differentiation

Term ID
GO:0035163
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. 14602069
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