| 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 |