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

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is a type of: biological regulation positive regulation of cell differentiation positive regulation of multicellular organismal process regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition
has subtype: positive regulation of cardiac epithelial to mesenchymal transition positive regulation of mesodermal to mesenchymal transition involved in gastrulation positive regulation of neural crest formation
positively regulates: epithelial to mesenchymal transition