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The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of a nephrocyte. A nephrocyte is an insect renal cell that filters hemolymph. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate and its subsequent development to the mature state. [CL:0002520, GOC:dph, GOC:mtg_kidney_jan10, PMID:19783135]
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