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Cell Transdifferentiation
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Definition
: The process of switching one differentiated cell type into another cell type with a different form and function, such as transdifferentiation from hepatic stellate cells to myofibroblastic cells in liver fibrogenesis.
Examples
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Other names
Transdifferentiations, Cell; Cell Transdifferentiations; Transdifferentiation, Cell