Mesh term Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Browse to parent terms:Cell Transdifferentiation
Description
Phenotypic changes of EPITHELIAL CELLS to MESENCHYME type, which increase cell mobility critical in many developmental processes such as NEURAL TUBE development. NEOPLASM METASTASIS and DISEASE PROGRESSION may also induce this transition.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
View this term at the NCBI website