Role of the plasminogen activation system in extracellular matrix degradation processes in normal or pathological conditions in sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 120-130

  Tsantarliotou, M P ^a   Lavrentiadou, S N ^a   Zervos, I A ^a   Kokoli, A N ^a   Taitzoglou, I A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

ECM degradation; Health; Inflammation; Mastitis; Plasmin; Reproduction; Scrapie; Sheep; tPA; uPA

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 40849112787     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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