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Term:
epicardium-derived cardiac fibroblast cell differentiation (GO:0060938)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
cardiac fibroblast cell development +   
cardiac fibroblast cell fate commitment +  
epicardium-derived cardiac fibroblast cell differentiation +   
The process in which an epicardial cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of a cardiac fibroblast. A cardiac fibroblast is a connective tissue cell in the heart which secretes an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules.
neural crest-derived cardiac fibroblast cell differentiation +  

Synonyms
Definition Sources: GOC:mtg_heart

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