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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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373327/ |