OBO ID: GO:0001837 |
Term Name: | epithelial to mesenchymal transition | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | A transition where an epithelial cell loses apical/basolateral polarity, severs intercellular adhesive junctions, degrades basement membrane components and becomes a migratory mesenchymal cell. 14701881 | ||
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Ontology: | GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO |