Matrix Metalloproteinases - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0123911834 ISBN 13: 9780123911834

Publisher: Academic Press, 2011

Synopsis

The chapters in this book thoroughly cover the structure, regulation, and function of matrix metalloproteinases, and provide information on the latest strategies to inhibit enzyme activity. This work will be an indispensable reference tool for investigators with an interest in extracellular matrix biology, matrix turnover, enzymology and biochemistry of proteinases, developmental biology, pathology, and therapeutic interventions.

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Review

"It is an encyclopedia and up-to-date compendium of the minute details of the literature on all characterized MMPs for specialists in this field... would I buy it? Yes." --CELL

"In all, this book is a very comprehensive coverage of the specialized area of MMPs. The editors and contributors describe not only the current status of research being conducted in this field, but also speculate on the future direction of that research." --DOODY'S PUBLISHING REVIEWS

From the Back Cover

Matrix metalloproteinases are a family of related enzymes with the combined ability to degrade essentially all components of the extracellular matrix. The chapters in this book thoroughly cover the structure, regulation, and function of matrix metalloproteinases and provide information on the latest strategies to inhibit enzyme activity. This work will be an indispensable reference tool for investigators with an interest in extracellular matrix biology, matrix turnover, enzymology and biochemistry of proteinases, developmental biology, pathology, and therapeutic interventions.
Metalloproteinases function in many biological processes, including:
* Development
* Inflammation
* Wound healing
* Arthritis
* Cancer
* Vascular disease

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123911834
• ISBN 13: 9780123911834
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 378
• Editor: Mecham Robert P.