The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an osteoblast, a mesodermal or neural crest cell that gives rise to bone. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000062 GOC:jid http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000034 ]
Synonyms: osteoblast cell differentiation
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- cell differentiation
- part of some ossification
- results in acquisition of features of some osteoblast