Matrix metalloproteinases. A review |
| |
Authors: | H Emonard J A Grimaud |
| |
Affiliation: | Laboratoire de Pathologie Cellulaire, CNRS URA 602, Institut Pasteur, Lyon, France. |
| |
Abstract: | Matrix metalloproteinases constitute the major proteolytic enzyme group degrading the extracellular matrix components. They are involved in the remodeling of the connective tissue during normal biological processes. Their abnormal expression leads to pathological situations. |
| |
Keywords: | |
|
|