Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transitions in Development and Disease

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Year: 2009
Type: review
Volume: 139
Issue: 5
Pages: 871-890
Citations: 9759
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                                    Jean Paul Thiery, 
                                
                                    Hervé Acloque, 
                                
                                    Ruby Yun‐Ju Huang
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transitions in Development and Disease. 
                            Cell
                            , 139
                            (5)
                            , 871-890.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2009.11.007
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.11.007