trophectodermal cell differentiation
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a trophectoderm cell. [ GOC:dph http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0198542771&isbn=1/ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0124020607&isbn=1/ ]
Synonyms: trophectoderm cell differentiation
Term info
See also the Anatomical Dictionary for Mouse Development ontology terms 'TS4, trophectoderm ; EMAP:19'.
biological_process
GO:0001829
Term relations
- cell differentiation
- results in acquisition of features of some trophectodermal cell
- part of some blastocyst formation