leucophore differentiation

id: GO:0048772
name: leucophore differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a leucophore cell. Leucophores are pigment cells derived from the neural crest. They contain uric acid or other purine crystals, deposited in stacks called leucosomes. This gives them a white appearance.

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