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

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...

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Main Authors: Antonio José Díaz Caballero, Darío Mendez Cuadro, Emiliano Rafael Martinez Serrano, Jennifer Orozco Páez, Margarita Rosa Velásquez Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editorial Ciencias Médicas 2014-05-01
Series:Revista Cubana de Estomatología
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Online Access:http://www.revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/255