Expression and significance of matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors in the infiltration and metastasis of lung cancer

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 278-282

  Wang, Xinyun ^a   Yang, Juhong ^a   Ma, Ying ^a   Zheng, Haiyan ^a   Cheng, Bo ^a   Zheng, Hongwei ^a   Zhu, Congzhong ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Lung neoplasms; Matrix metalloproteinases; Tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE 3; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER STAGING; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0042430637     PISSN: 10093419     EISSN: 19996187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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