The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a trophectoderm cell. [ GOC:dph https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0124020607 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0198542771 ]
Synonyms: trophectoderm cell differentiation
Term information
See also the Anatomical Dictionary for Mouse Development ontology terms 'TS4, trophectoderm ; EMAP:19'.
Term relations
- cell differentiation
- results in acquisition of features of some trophectodermal cell
- part of some blastocyst formation