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Relaxin's induction of metalloproteinases is associated with the loss of collagen and glycosaminoglycans in synovial joint fibrocartilaginous explants

Diseases of specific fibrocartilaginous joints are especially common in women of reproductive age, suggesting that female hormones contribute to their etiopathogenesis. Previously, we showed that relaxin dose-dependently induces matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression in isolated joint fibrocartil...

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Autores principales: Naqvi, Tabassum, Duong, Trang T, Hashem, Gihan, Shiga, Momotoshi, Zhang, Qin, Kapila, Sunil
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1064880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15642129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar1451