The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell of the ectoplacental cone acquires specialized features of a spongiotrophoblast of the placenta. A spongiotrophoblast cell is a basophilic cell. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16269175 GOC:dph ]

Synonyms: spongiotrophoblast cell differentiation

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