Prognostic values of matrix metalloprote
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Hiro-omi Kanayama; Kin-ya Yokota; Yasushi Kurokawa; Yoshihide Murakami; Masaaki
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## 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-