OBO ID: GO:0003198
Term Name: epithelial to mesenchymal transition involved in endocardial cushion formation Search Ontology:
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Definition: 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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Ontology: GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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