Phenomena and Processes

Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

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.

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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.

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  • Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transformation
  • Epithelial Mesenchymal Transformation
  • Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition
  • Transformation, Epithelial-Mesenchymal
  • Transition, Epithelial-Mesenchymal

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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epithelial-mesenchymal transition may occur in the progression of both neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases

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2011

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  1. G04.356w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058750. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058750
  2. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithelial%E2%80%93mesenchymal_transition
  3. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74419