Term Name: | endocardial cushion to mesenchymal transition involved in heart chamber septation |
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Definition: | A transition where an endocardial 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 heart septum. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0003200] QuickGO AmiGO |