Term Name: epithelial cell migration
Synonyms:
Definition: The orderly movement of an epithelial cell from one site to another, often during the development of a multicellular organism.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0010631]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: epithelium migration
is a type of: ameboidal-type cell migration
has subtype: corneal epithelial cell migration epithelial cell migration, open tracheal system follicle cell of egg chamber migration intestinal epithelial cell migration keratinocyte migration melanocyte migration podocyte cell migration
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of epithelial cell migration
positively regulated by: positive regulation of epithelial cell migration
regulated by: regulation of epithelial cell migration