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Is the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Clinically Relevant for the Cancer Patient?
1 Nov 2011
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Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a transdifferentiation process by which a fully differentiated epithelial cell acquires mesenchymal traits, and therefore, mesenchymal abilities such as motility and invasiveness. It is a pivotal physiological process involved in embryogenesis (Type 1 EMT) and in wound healing and tissue remodeling (Type 2 EMT), which, some authors claim, but there are still some...
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