Membrane activator of the 72 kDa type IV collagenase in malignant breast carcinoma patients: Expression of membrane-type 1-matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP)

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-79

  Chai, Kyoung Ja ^a   Lee, Hee Jin ^a   Lee, Su Jin ^b   Lee, Kyoung Sik ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Invasive ductal carcinoma of breast; Membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1 MMP); ProMMP 2 activator

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; ENZYME ACTIVATOR; GELATINASE A; MERCURY DERIVATIVE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CELL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030888694     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.1997.11     Document Type: Article

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