osteoblast differentiation
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0001649
The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an osteoblast, a mesodermal or neural crest cell that gives rise to bone. [ GOC:jid http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000062 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000034 ]
Synonyms: osteoblast cell differentiation
Term info
biological_process
GO:0001649
Term relations
- cell differentiation
- part of some ossification
- results in acquisition of features of some osteoblast