## Abstract ## Background. Factors that represent the potential for invasion and metastasis, such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), could predict prognosis of cancer. Therefore, the authors studied plasma and tissue levels of MMPβ2 and MMPβ9 in oral cancer, the leading malignancy in India. ##
Activation of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma
β Scribed by Beena P. Patel; Pankaj M. Shah; Upendra M. Rawal; Amisha A. Desai; Shakuntala V. Shah; Rakesh M. Rawal; Prabhudas S. Patel
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 224 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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