Matrix metalloproteinases: protective roles in cancer

The original notion that matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) act as tumour and metastasis-promoting enzymes by clearing a path for tumour cells to invade and metastasize has been challenged in the last decade. It has become clear that MMPs are involved in numerous steps of tumour progression and metast...

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Main Authors: Decock, Julie, Thirkettle, Sally, Wagstaff, Laura, Edwards, Dylan R
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373327/