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Abstract
Epithelial to mesenchymal phenotype transition is a common phenomenon during embryonic development, wound healing, and tumor metastasis. This transition involves cellular changes in cytoskeleton architecture and protein expression. Specifically, this highly regulated biological event plays several important roles during craniofacial development. This review focuses on the regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT) during neural crest cell migration, and fusion of the secondary palate and the upper lip.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16040723 DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400801
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Dent Res ISSN: 0022-0345 Impact factor: 6.116