Characterization of an endogenous metalloproteinase in human vitreous

Current Eye Research

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1994, Pages 639-647

  Brown, Donald ^a   Hamdi, Hamdi ^a   Bahri, Sean ^a   Kenney, M Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Gelatinase; Human; Matrix metalloproteinase; MMP 2; Vitreous

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; GELATINASE; METALLOPROTEINASE;

AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULARIZATION; VITREOUS BODY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLLAGENASES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; GELATINASES; HUMAN; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MIDDLE AGE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHENYLMERCURIC ACETATE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0028094552     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713689408999899     Document Type: Article

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