Matrix metalloproteinases and their considerations in Dentistry from the field of computational chemistry

• Main Authors: Antonio José Díaz Caballero (Author), Darío Mendez Cuadro (Author), Emiliano Rafael Martinez Serrano (Author), Jennifer Orozco Páez (Author), Margarita Rosa Velásquez Martínez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Editorial Ciencias Médicas, 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Matrix metalloproteinases are a family of zinc-dependent proteases responsible for the remodeling the protein components of extracellular matrix of all tissues; its catalytic activity is controlled by tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases. At pathological conditions the balance between MMPs...