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[Term] id: GO: name: neuron differentiation namespace: biological_process def: "The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuron." [GO:mah] is_a: GO: ! cell differentiation relationship: part_of GO: ! neurogenesis

[Term] id: CL: name: neuron def: "The basic cellular unit of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body\, an axon\, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive\, conduct\, and transmit impulses in the nervous system." [MESH:A ] xref_analog: FBbt: xref_analog: FBbt: is_a: CL: ! electrically responsive cell is_a: CL: ! electrically signaling cell relationship: develops_from CL: ! neuroblast

[Term] id: GO: name: neuron differentiation namespace: biological_process def: "The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuron. The basic cellular unit of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body\, an axon\, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive\, conduct\, and transmit impulses in the nervous system." [MESH:A , GO:mah] is_a: GO: ! cell differentiation intersection_of: is_a GO: ! cell differentiation intersection_of: has_participant CL: ! neuron

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