Relevance of the stroma and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) for the rheumatic diseases
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a term applied to the process whereby cells undergo a switch from an epithelial phenotype with tight junctions, lateral, apical, and basal membranes, and lack of mobility into mesenchymal cells that have loose interactions with other cells, are non-polarize...
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BioMed Central
2006
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1526619/ |