Term Name: prolactin secreting cell differentiation
Synonyms: epsilon-acidophil differentiation, lactotrope differentiation, lactotroph differentiation, lactotropic cell differentiation, mammotrope differentiation, mammotroph differentiation, mammotrophic cell differentiation, mammotropic cell differentiation
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a prolactin secreting cell. A prolactin secreting cell is an acidophilic cell of the anterior pituitary that produces prolactin.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060127]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: adenohypophysis development
has parts: prolactin secreting cell development
is a type of: cell differentiation