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Effects of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Gene Knock-Out on Morphological and Motor Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury
15 Sept 2000
Abstract excerpt
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) belong to a class of extracellular proteinases responsible for maintaining and remodeling the extracellular matrix. In addition to multiple functions in normal physiology, abnormal MMP expression and activity may also participate in the pathophysiology of cerebral disease. Here, we show that MMP-9 (gelatinase B; EC.3.4.24.35) contributes to the pathophysiology of traumatic brain...
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