endocardial cushion to mesenchymal transition involved in heart valve formation

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Nameendocardial cushion to mesenchymal transition involved in heart valve formation
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Biological process

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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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