Term Name: hepatocyte differentiation
Synonyms: liver cell differentiation
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a hepatocyte. A hepatocyte is specialized epithelial cell that is organized into interconnected plates called lobules, and is the main structural component of the liver.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0070365]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: liver development
is a type of: epithelial cell differentiation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of hepatocyte differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of hepatocyte differentiation
regulated by: regulation of hepatocyte differentiation