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World J Gastroenterol. May 15, 2003; 9(5): 899-904
Published online May 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i5.899
Published online May 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i5.899
Imbalance between expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in invasiveness and metastasis of human gastric carcinoma
Sheng Zhang, Hua Lin, Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, Fujian Province, China
Li Li, Jian-Yin Lin, Department of Molecular Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350004, Fujian Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Fujian Province Educational Bureau Science Foundation, No JA98103 and Fujian Province Health Bureau Science Foundation, No 96048
Correspondence to: Professor Jian-Yin Lin, Department of Molecular Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China. jylin@fjmu.edu.cn
Telephone: +86-591-3574445 Fax: +86-591-3351345
Received: November 6, 2002
Revised: December 2, 2002
Accepted: December 22, 2002
Published online: May 15, 2003
Revised: December 2, 2002
Accepted: December 22, 2002
Published online: May 15, 2003
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