id | GO:0035170   Detailed information |
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  name | lymph gland crystal cell differentiation |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "The process in which a relatively unspecialized larval lymph gland-derived hemocyte precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a crystal cell. Crystal cells are a class of cells that contain crystalline inclusions and are involved in the melanization of pathogenic material in the hemolymph." [GOC:bf, http://sdb.bio.purdue.edu/fly/gene/serpent3.htm] |
  is_a | GO:0035168 ! larval lymph gland hemocyte differentiation |
  is_a | GO:0042688 ! crystal cell differentiation |
  DPGLEAN20997
  DPGLEAN21068