Degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is an essential step in tumour invasion and metastasis. The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) each have different substrate specificities within the ECM and are important in its degradation. MMP activity is dependent on the levels of activated MMP and tis
Differential expression analysis of matrix metalloproteinase 20 (MMP20) in human esophageal cancer
โ Scribed by Cuihong Yang; Zhihua Liu; Qun Wang; Aiping Luo; Yuntian Sun; Xun Zhang; Xiuqin Wang; Chuannong Zhou; Min Wu
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 132 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1001-6538
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