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A Case-Control Study of Comparison of Plasma Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Inhaled Opium Addicts and Clinically Healthy Persons

BACKGROUND: Metalloproteinase-9 exists in the basement membrane of normal tissues and is a major factor in cancer invasion and lymphatic metastasis. Smoking has been reported to increase the metalloproteinase level, but the role of opium consumption in metalloproteinase level has not yet been examin...

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Autores principales: Amizadeh, Maryam, Dabiri, Shahryar, Javedan, Armin, Eftekharian, Ali, Arabi-Mianroodi, Aliasghar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29026498