Clinical implications of matrix metalloproteinases
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- Vol. 252 (1/2), 305-329
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1025526424637
Abstract
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of neutral proteinases that are important for normal development, wound healing, and a wide variety of pathological processes, including the spread of...Keywords
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