alpha-beta intraepithelial T cell differentiation
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0002299
The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of an alpha-beta intraepithelial T cell. Intraepithelial T cells are found among epithelial cells in mucosal areas and have distinct phenotypes and developmental pathways. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0781735149&isbn=1/ GOC:add ]
Synonyms: alpha-beta intraepithelial T-cell differentiation, alpha-beta intraepithelial T-lymphocyte differentiation, alpha-beta intraepithelial T lymphocyte differentiation
Term info
Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'.
alpha-beta intraepithelial T cell development
biological_process
GO:0002299