Mechanisms of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (mmp-2) transcriptional repression by progesterone in jar choriocarcinoma cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although the MMP-2 promoter lacks a canonical progesterone response element (PRE), the hormone inhibits MMP-2 expression and is part of treatment protocols in gynecological invasive pathologies, including endometriosis and endometria...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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Series: | Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology |
Online Access: | http://www.rbej.com/content/7/1/41 |