## Background: Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (mmp-2), which degrades the extracellular matrix or the basement membrane, has an essential role in tumor invasion and metastasis. to evaluate the roles of mmp-2, its inhibitor (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 [timp-2]), and its activator (membrane-
Expression of three extracellular matrix degradative enzymes in bladder cancer
β Scribed by Kazuo Gohji; Hiroshi Hirano; Masayuki Okamoto; Sohei Kitazawa; Minako Toyoshima; Jian Dong; Yoji Katsuoka; Motowo Nakajima
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 377 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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