OBO ID: GO:0060129
Term Name: thyroid-stimulating hormone-secreting cell differentiation Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • beta-basophil differentiation
  • thyroid stimulating hormone secreting cell differentiation
  • thyrotrope differentiation
  • thyrotroph differentiation
  • TSH-secreting cell differentiation
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a thyroid-stimulating hormone-secreting cell. A thyroid-stimulating hormone-secreting cell is a basophil cell of the anterior pituitary that produces thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotrophin.
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Ontology: GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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