Term Name: carotid body glomus cell differentiation
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Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a glomus cell of the carotid body. The carotid body is a specialized chemosensory organ that helps respond to hypoxia.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0061103]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: animal organ development
is a type of: neuroendocrine cell differentiation