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GO:0070365
Name
hepatocyte differentiation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
liver cell differentiation
Alternate IDs
None
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. Source: CL:0000182, PMID:7588884
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History
See term history for GO:0070365 at QuickGO
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Subset
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Parents of hepatocyte differentiation (GO:0070365)
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hepatocyte differentiation [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Vertebrata (NCBITaxon:7742)
hepatocyte differentiation [RO:0002315 relation] RO:0002315  hepatocyte (CL:0000182)
hepatocyte differentiation [is_a relation] is_a  epithelial cell differentiation (GO:0030855)
hepatocyte differentiation [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  liver development (GO:0001889)
Children of hepatocyte differentiation (GO:0070365)
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positive regulation of hepatocyte differentiation (GO:0070368) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  hepatocyte differentiation
negative regulation of hepatocyte differentiation (GO:0070367) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  hepatocyte differentiation
regulation of hepatocyte differentiation (GO:0070366) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  hepatocyte differentiation
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