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

Relationships
is part of: coronary vasculature morphogenesis
is a type of: cardiac epithelial to mesenchymal transition