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E Marbaix1, I Kokorine, P Henriet, J Donnez, P J Courtoy, Y Eeckhout.
Abstract
Human endometrial tissue, sampled at different periods of the reproductive cycle, expressed interstitial collagenase mRNA, protein and activity only just before and during the menstrual period. This clear-cut correlation and the inhibition of collagenase expression by progesterone and oestradiol in tissue culture point to a pivotal role of this proteinase in the mechanism of menstrual tissue breakdown and bleeding.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7848264 PMCID: PMC1136361 DOI: 10.1042/bj3051027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857