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Matrix Metalloproteinases

"Matrix Metalloproteinases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A family of zinc-dependent metalloendopeptidases that is involved in the degradation of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX components.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Matrix Metalloproteinases" by people in this website by year, and whether "Matrix Metalloproteinases" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 17 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2003 and 2007 and 2008
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