Matrix metalloproteinase 2 and 9 expression correlated with cavernous sinus invasion of pituitary adenomas
The Journal of Medical Investigation2005Vol. 52(3-4), pp. 151–158
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Weiping Liu, Yoshihito Matsumoto, Masaki Okada, Keisuke Miyake, Katsuzo Kunishio, Nobuyuki Kawai, Takashi Tamiya, Seigo Nagao
Abstract
Our study suggests that the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 may have a value to assess the invasive pituitary adenomas, and proliferation and invasion of pituitary adenomas may present a different mechanism.
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