| Term: | somite border mesenchymal to epithelial transition |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | somite border |
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| Synonyms: | somite border cell, somite boundary |
| Definition: | Anatomical surface separating somites. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001462] |
| Name: | mesenchymal to epithelial transition |
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| Synonyms: | epithelial cell differentiation from mesenchymal cell, mesenchymal-epithelial transition |
| Definition: | A transition where a mesenchymal cell establishes apical/basolateral polarity, forms intercellular adhesive junctions, synthesizes basement membrane components and becomes an epithelial cell. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060231] QuickGO AmiGO |