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Pathological relevance of epithelial and mesenchymal phenotype plasticity.
Pathology, research and practice - 1 Jan 1999
Guarino M, Micheli P, Pallotti F, Giordano F
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Epithelium and mesenchyme, two tissue types virtually found in every organ, are endowed with fundamentally different functional properties. Active motility, a capability that is limited to the mesenchymal repertoire, is the principal characteristic that distinguishes them. During embryonic development, conversions from epithelium to mesenchyme and from mesenchyme to epithelium normally occur, allowing...
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