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This change in cell motility is called the epithelial to mesenchymal transition, or EMT, and is an important process during the development of embryos.

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  1. Pertaining to epithelium, in any sense; constituting or consisting of epithelium: as, epithelial cells; epithelial tissue. Cells placed side by side, and forming one or more layers which invest the surface of the body or the walls of the internal spaces, are called epithelial. Epithelial tissue, then, consists simply of cells. Gegenbaur, Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 21.

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  • The morphology of the MDCK cell line is epithelial, and the cells are positive for keratin by immunoperoxidase staining.
  • This change in cell motility is called the epithelial to mesenchymal transition, or EMT, and is an important process during the development of embryos. —  GEN News Highlights
  • Kraut N, Beug H (2005) Molecular requirements for epithelial-mesenchymal transition during tumor progression. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Mimeault M, Batra S (2007) Interplay of distinct growth factors during epithelial-mesenchymal transition of cancer progenitor cells and molecular targeting as novel cancer therapies. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Guarino M, Rubino B, Ballabio G (2007) The role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer pathology. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
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