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Matrix Metalloproteinase-13 Is Required for Zebra fish (Danio rerio) Development and Is a Target for Glucocorticoids
28 Aug 2007
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are endopeptidases that degrade the proteins of the extracellular matrix (ECM). Expression and activity of the MMPs are essential for embryogenesis, where MMPs participate in the normal ECM remodeling that occurs during tissue morphogenesis and development. Studies have demonstrated that MMP gene expression is inhibited by glucocorticoids in mammalian cell culture systems and that...
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