| Name: | hepatocyte differentiation |
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| Synonyms: | liver cell differentiation |
| Definition: | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a hepatocyte. A hepatocyte is specialized epithelial cell that is organized into interconnected plates called lobules, and is the main structural component of the liver. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0070365] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | disrupted |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being interrupted of its normal course. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001507] |