spinal cord motor neuron differentiation
id: GO:0021522
name: spinal cord motor neuron differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process in which neuroepithelial cells in the ventral neural tube acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of motor neurons. Motor neurons innervate an effector (muscle or glandular) tissue and are responsible for transmission of motor impulses from the brain to the periphery. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0021523 | somatic motor neuron differentiation |
| GO:0021524 | visceral motor neuron differentiation |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0021515 | cell differentiation in spinal cord |
| GO:0021953 | central nervous system neuron differentiation |
