The chymase, mouse mast cell protease 4, constitutes the major chymotrypsin-like activity in peritoneum and ear tissue. A role for mouse mast cell protease 4 in thrombin regulation and fibronectin turnover

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 423-431

  Tchougounova, Elena ^a   Pejler, Gunnar ^a   Åbrink, Magnus ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chymase; Fibronectin; Mast cell; Mouse mast cell protease 4; Thrombin

Indexed keywords

CHYMASE; FIBRONECTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EXTRAVASCULAR SPACE; GENE DELETION; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; NULL CELL; PERITONEUM MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE RELEASE REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE REGENERATION; TURNOVER TIME;

ANIMALS; CALCIMYCIN; CELLS, CULTURED; EAR; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IONOPHORES; MAST CELLS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PERITONEUM; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; THROMBIN; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

EID: 0041622832     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20030671     Document Type: Article

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