Name | epithelial to mesenchymal transition involved in endocardial cushion formation |
ID | GO_0003198 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Description | A transition where a cardiac epithelial cell loses apical/basolateral polarity, severs intercellular adhesive junctions, degrades basement membrane components and becomes a migratory mesenchymal cell that will contribute to the formation of the endocardial cushion. |
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