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Accession
GO:0030316
Name
osteoclast differentiation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
osteoclast cell differentiation
Alternate IDs
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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. Source: ISBN:0781735149, PMID:12161749, GOC:add, CL:0000092
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History
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Parents of osteoclast differentiation (GO:0030316)
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osteoclast differentiation [is_a relation] is_a  myeloid leukocyte differentiation (GO:0002573)
osteoclast differentiation [RO:0002315 relation] RO:0002315  osteoclast (CL:0000092)
Children of osteoclast differentiation (GO:0030316)
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osteoclast development (GO:0036035) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  osteoclast differentiation
regulation of osteoclast differentiation (GO:0045670) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  osteoclast differentiation
positive regulation of osteoclast differentiation (GO:0045672) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  osteoclast differentiation
negative regulation of osteoclast differentiation (GO:0045671) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  osteoclast differentiation
multinuclear osteoclast differentiation (GO:0072674) [is_a relation] is_a  osteoclast differentiation
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