mast cell differentiation

id: GO:0060374
name: mast cell differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process in which a relatively unspecialized myeloid precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a mast cell. A mast cell is a cell that is found in almost all tissues containing numerous basophilic granules and capable of releasing large amounts of histamine and heparin upon activation.

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