## Abstract Although matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are increasingly being implicated in several pathologies of the nervous system, it is not yet clear what role they play in normal neurobiological processes. We review the expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) components as well as MMPs and ti
Role of extracellular matrix metalloproteinases in cardiac remodelling
β Scribed by Suresh C. Tyagi; Venugopala S. Bheemanathini; Deepak Mandi; Hanumanth K. Reddy; Donald J. Voelker
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 909 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1382-4147
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