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Review
. 2002 Mar;3(3):207-14.
doi: 10.1038/nrm763.

Matrix metalloproteinases: a tail of a frog that became a prince

Constance E Brinckerhoff  1 , Lynn M Matrisian
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Review

Matrix metalloproteinases: a tail of a frog that became a prince

Constance E Brinckerhoff et al. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2002 Mar.

Abstract

It is 40 years since the first member of what came to be known as the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family was described. Structural, molecular and biochemical approaches have subsequently contributed to piecing together the puzzle of how MMPs work, and how they contribute to various disease processes.

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