OBO ID: GO:0003347
Term Name: epicardial cell to mesenchymal cell transition Search Ontology:
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Definition: A transition where an epicardial cell loses apical/basolateral polarity, severs intercellular adhesive junctions, degrades basement membrane components and becomes a migratory mesenchymal cell. The epicardium is a part of the pericardium. 18722343
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Ontology: GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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