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
Expression of immunoreactive matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases in human normal livers and primary liver tumors
β Scribed by T Terada; Y Okada; Y Nakanuma
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 255 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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