Protease analysis by neoepitope approach reveals the activation of MMP-9 is achieved proteolytically in a test tissue cartilage model involved in bone formation.
Electron Microscopy Unit, Joint Diseases Laboratory, Shriners Hospital for Children, and Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A6, Canada. elee@shriners.mcgill.ca