The process in which a mesodermal, bone marrow or neural crest cell acquires specialized features of an endothelial cell, a thin flattened cell. A layer of such cells lines the inside surfaces of body cavities, blood vessels, and lymph vessels, making up the endothelium. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000115 GOC:go_curators ]
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- epithelial cell differentiation
- cell differentiation
- part of some endothelium development
- results in acquisition of features of some endothelial cell
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