OBO ID: GO:0021529

Term Name:	spinal cord oligodendrocyte cell differentiation		Search Ontology:
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Definition:	The process in which neuroepithelial cells in the neural tube acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of oligodendrocytes. Oligodendrocytes are non-neuronal cells. The primary function of oligodendrocytes is the myelination of nerve axons in the central nervous system. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate.
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Ontology:	GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO