osteoclast differentiation
id: GO:0030316
name: osteoclast differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process in which a relatively unspecialized monocyte acquires the specialized features of an osteoclast. An osteoclast is a specialized phagocytic cell associated with the absorption and removal of the mineralized matrix of bone tissue.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0072674 | multinuclear osteoclast differentiation |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0002573 | myeloid leukocyte differentiation |
