Term Name: oligodendrocyte differentiation
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Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an oligodendrocyte. An oligodendrocyte is a type of glial cell involved in myelinating the axons of neurons in the central nervous system.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0048709]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: central nervous system development
has parts: oligodendrocyte development
is a type of: glial cell differentiation
has subtype: oligodendrocyte cell fate commitment spinal cord oligodendrocyte cell differentiation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation
regulated by: regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation