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interstitial cell of Cajal differentiation

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0061453


The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an interstitial cell of Cajal. An interstitial cell of Cajal is an intestinal neuroepithelial cell that serves as a pacemaker to trigger gut contraction. [ GOC:dph ]