Collagen degrading activity associated with Mycobacterium species

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 439-441

  Masso F ^a   Paez A ^a   Varela, E ^a   De León, L Díaz ^c   Zenteno, E ^b   Montano L F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Collagenase; Metalloprotease; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; METALLOPROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032957706     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.5.439     Document Type: Article

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