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

Relationships
is part of: cardiac septum morphogenesis
is a type of: endocardial cushion to mesenchymal transition