lymph gland crystal cell differentiation

id: GO:0035170
name: lymph gland crystal cell differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process in which a relatively unspecialized larval lymph gland-derived hemocyte precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a crystal cell. Crystal cells are a class of cells that contain crystalline inclusions and are involved in the melanization of pathogenic material in the hemolymph.

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