Regulation and restricted expression of interstitial collagenase suggest a pivotal role in the initiation of menstruation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages 134-143

  Marbaix, E ^a,b   Kokorine, I ^a   Donnez, J ^b   Eeckhout, Y ^a   Courtoy, P J ^a  

^a International Institute of Cellular and Molecular Pathology   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Human endometriumi; Interstitial collagenase; Matrix metalloproteinase 1; Menstruation; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

COLLAGEN; COLLAGENASE; SEX HORMONE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME RELEASE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENSTRUATION; PH; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0030317061     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/11.suppl_2.134     Document Type: Article

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