epithelial to mesenchymal transition involved in endocardial cushion formation
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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. [ GOC:mtg_heart ]
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