The Association of Transforming Growth Factor-β1 with Myometrial Invasion of Endometrial Carcinomas through Effects on Matrix Metalloproteinase

Objective: The association of transforming growth factor‐β1 (TGF‐β1) with a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and a tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP), as well as myometrial invasion of endometrial cancer was studied. Methods: The effects of TGF‐β1 on cellular invasiveness, gelatinase activit...

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Published in:	The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 163 - 170
Main Authors:	Yabushita, Hiromitsu, Narumiya, Hisao, Hiratake, Kanji, Yamada, Hidefumi, Shimazu, Mitsuma, Sawaguchi, Keizo, Noguchi, Masayoshi, Nakanishi, Masami
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-06-2000
Subjects:	endometrial cancer MMP myometrial invasion TGF-β1
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