Term Name: | epithelial to mesenchymal transition involved in coronary vasculature morphogenesis |
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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 shaping of the coronary vasculature. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0003201] QuickGO AmiGO |