endocardial cushion to mesenchymal transition involved in heart valve formation
A transition where an endocardial cushion cell loses apical/basolateral polarity, severs intercellular adhesive junctions, degrades basement membrane components and becomes a migratory mesenchymal cell that will contribute to the formation of a cardiac valve.
GO:0090500
endocardial cushion to mesenchymal transition
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GO:0003188
heart valve formation
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endocardial cushion to mesenchymal transition involved in valve formation
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