Term: CD8-positive, gamma-delta intraepithelial T cell differentiation
Synonyms: CD8-positive, gamma-delta intraepithelial T cell development | CD8-positive, gamma-delta intraepithelial T-cell differentiation | CD8-positive, gamma-delta intraepithelial T lymphocyte differentiation | CD8-positive, gamma-delta intraepithelial T-lymphocyte differentiation
Definition: The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a CD8-positive, gamma-delta intraepithelial T cell. Intraepithelial T cells are found among epithelial cells in mucosal areas and have distinct phenotypes and developmental pathways.
Parent Terms: is-a gamma-delta intraepithelial T cell differentiation
Comment: Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'.
Category: Biological Process
ID: GO:0002305