cumulus cell differentiation
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0001549
The process in which a subpopulation of granulosa cells surrounding the oocyte acquires the specialized features of an ovarian cumulus cell. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30010832 ]
Synonyms: ovarian cumulus cell differentiation
Term info
has obo namespace
biological_process
id
GO:0001549
Term relations
Subclass of:
- epithelial cell differentiation
- ovulation cycle process
- cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism
- developmental process involved in reproduction
- part of some fused antrum stage
- results in acquisition of features of some cumulus cell
- part of some antral ovarian follicle growth