crystal cell differentiation
id: GO:0042688
name: crystal cell differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process in which a hemocyte precursor cell acquires the characteristics of a crystal cell, a class of cells that contain crystalline inclusions and are involved in the melanization of pathogenic material in the hemolymph.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0035165 | embryonic crystal cell differentiation |
| GO:0035170 | lymph gland crystal cell differentiation |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042386 | hemocyte differentiation |
