Cell Function
leukocyte differentiation
leu·ko·cyte dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion
Definitions related to leukocyte differentiation:
  • The biological process that refers to the maturation of leukocytes.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The process in which a relatively unspecialized hemopoietic precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a leukocyte. A leukocyte is an achromatic cell of the myeloid or lymphoid lineages capable of ameboid movement, found in blood or other tissue.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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