Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases
"Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of secreted protease inhibitory proteins that regulates the activity of SECRETED MATRIX METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES. They play an important role in modulating the proteolysis of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, most notably during tissue remodeling and inflammatory processes.
| Descriptor ID |
D019714
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.645.875
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