Term: Muller cell glial cell differentiation
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Name: Muller cell
Synonyms: Mueller cell, Muller cells
Definition: Glial cell of the retina that forms a support structure stretching radially across the thickness of the retina. Muller cell bodies are found in the inner nuclear layer and send projection to the outer limiting membrane and inner limiting membrane.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009280]
Name: glial cell differentiation
Synonyms: glia cell differentiation, neuroglia differentiation
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a glial cell.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0010001]    QuickGO    AmiGO