Term Name: | positive regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
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Definition: | Any process that increases the rate, frequency, or extent of epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition is where an epithelial cell loses apical/basolateral polarity, severs intercellular adhesive junctions, degrades basement membrane components and becomes a migratory mesenchymal cell. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0010718] QuickGO AmiGO |