Name | endocardial cushion to mesenchymal transition involved in heart valve formation |
ID | GO_0003199 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Exact synonym | endocardial cushion to mesenchymal transition involved in valve formation |
Description | A transition where an endocardial cushion 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 a cardiac valve. |
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