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Category:GO:0021896 ! forebrain astrocyte differentiation
name: forebrain astrocyte differentiation
namespace: biological_process
def: "The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an astrocyte residing in the forebrain. An astrocyte is the most abundant type of glial cell. Astrocytes provide support for neurons and regulate the environment in which they function." [GO_REF:0000021, GOC:cls, GOC:dgh, GOC:dph, GOC:jid, PMID:16226447]
is_a: GO:0048708 ! astrocyte differentiation
relationship: part_of: GO:0030900 ! forebrain development
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<GOterm>GO:0021896</GOterm>
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