Editorial: Acute pancreatitis and neutrophil gelatinase MMP9: Don't get me started!

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 682-684

  Tracy, Thomas F ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemo kines; MMP 9; Multisystem organ failure; Pancreatitis; PMN; Tissue inhibitors

Indexed keywords

CXCL2 CHEMOKINE; GELATINASE B;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; LIVER INJURY; MACROPHAGE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84860893944     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1111535     Document Type: Editorial

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