Term Name: type B pancreatic cell differentiation
Synonyms: pancreatic B cell differentiation, pancreatic beta cell differentiation
Definition: The process in which relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of a type B pancreatic cell. A type B pancreatic cell is a cell located towards center of the islets of Langerhans that secretes insulin.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0003309]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: endocrine pancreas development
has parts: type B pancreatic cell development type B pancreatic cell fate commitment
is a type of: enteroendocrine cell differentiation