Kroes I

No ORCID on file · 1 paper in corpus · active 2012
2012
Imbalances between matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) in maternal serum during preterm labor.
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049042

BackgroundMatrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) during pregnancy and parturition. Aberrant ECM degradation by MMPs or an imbalance between MMPs and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) have…