Matrix Metalloproteinases
"Matrix Metalloproteinases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of zinc-dependent metalloendopeptidases that is involved in the degradation of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX components.
| Descriptor ID |
D020782
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.300.480.525 D08.811.277.656.675.374.525
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Ekekezie II, Thibeault DW, Rezaeikhaligh MH, Mabry SM, Norberg M, Reddy GK, Youssef J, Truog WE. High-dose inhaled nitric oxide and hyperoxia increases lung collagen accumulation in piglets. Biol Neonate. 2000 Oct; 78(3):198-206.