Molecular mechanisms and new therapeutic targets in epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and fibrosis
Although the term “epithelial to mesenchymal transformation” was used for the first time by Betty Hay in 1968, the earliest description of the EMT process probably dates back to drawings made by the Nobel Prize Santiago Ramòn y Cajal around 1890 (López-Novoa and Nieto, 2009).