Matrix metalloproteinases: A multifunctional group of molecules

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-137

  Murray, Graeme I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cell regulation; Matrix metalloproteinase; Tumour invasion

Indexed keywords

MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 19; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; EDITORIAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METASTASIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STAGING;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS;

EID: 0034807066     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9896(200109)195:2<135::AID-PATH939>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Editorial

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