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Expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in primary human breast cancer and breast cancer cell lines: New findings and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of structural and functional related endopeptidases. They play a crucial role in tumor invasion and building of metastatic formations because of their ability to degrade extracellular matrix proteins. Under physiological conditions their acti...

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Autores principales: Köhrmann, Andrea, Kammerer, Ulrike, Kapp, Michaela, Dietl, Johannes, Anacker, Jelena
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2706257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19531263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-9-188