The process in which a cardiac muscle precursor cell acquires specialized features of a cardiac muscle cell. Cardiac muscle cells are striated muscle cells that are responsible for heart contraction. [ GOC:devbiol GOC:mtg_heart ]
Synonyms: cardiomyocyte differentiation
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- cardiocyte differentiation
- striated muscle cell differentiation
- cell differentiation
- part of some cardiac muscle tissue development
- results in acquisition of features of some cardiac muscle cell