Role for activation of matrix metalloproteinases in the pathogenesis of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 267-275

  Matsui, Kazuhiro ^a   Takeda, Kazuyo ^a   Yu, Zu Xi ^a   Travis, William D ^b   Moss, Joel ^a   Ferrans, Victor J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ANTIBODY; CYCLINE; GELATINASE A; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PROGESTERONE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ACTINS; ADULT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN;

EID: 0033960986     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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