embryonic hemocyte differentiation

Term ID

GO:0035163

Synonyms

• embryonic arthropod blood cell differentiation
• embryonic hemocyte cell differentiation

Definition

The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell derived from the embryonic head mesoderm acquires the specialized features of a mature hemocyte. Hemocytes are blood cells associated with a hemocoel (the cavity containing most of the major organs of the arthropod body) which are involved in defense and clotting of hemolymph, but not involved in transport of oxygen. 14602069

References

Ontology

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