Term Name: cytotoxic T cell differentiation
Synonyms: cytotoxic T cell development, cytotoxic T lymphocyte selection, cytotoxic T-cell selection, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte selection
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized T cell acquires specialized features of a cytotoxic T cell.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045065]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: T cell differentiation
has subtype: CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell differentiation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of cytotoxic T cell differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of cytotoxic T cell differentiation
regulated by: regulation of cytotoxic T cell differentiation