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Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-3 Are Key Regulators of Extracellular Matrix Degradation by Mouse Embryos1
1 May 2001
Abstract excerpt
Embryo implantation in humans and rodents is a highly invasive yet tightly controlled process involving extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation. Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) has been implicated as the major facilitator of this ECM degradation. MMP-9 is expressed by the embryo's trophoblast cells, whereas tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3 (TIMP-3) is expressed by the maternal uterine cells immediately...
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