Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Remodeling in Health and Disease: Cardiovascular Remodeling

Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Remodeling in Health and Disease: Cardiovascular Remodeling, Volume 147 contains up-to-date information on the biology and function of matrix metalloproteinases and how their effects on tissue remodeling are altered in diseases of the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and musculoskeletal systems and in other tissues and organs, and in cancer. This latest release covers such highly evolving topics as Biochemical and Biological Attributes of Matrix Metalloproteinases, Matrix Metalloproteinases in Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure, The Balance Between Metalloproteinases and TIMPs: Critical Regulator of Microvascular Endothelial Cell Function in Health and Disease, and Matrix Metalloproteinases and Platelet Function.

As part of the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science, users will find contributions from prominent scientists and highly-recognized experts who have major accomplishments in the research field of matrix metalloproteinases.

• Focuses on matrix metalloproteinases and their role in tissue remodeling under physiological and pathological conditions
• Contains up-to-date information on matrix metalloproteinases that is clearly presented in a concise fashion with helpful illustrations and supporting references
• Includes comprehensive reviews written by prominent scientists and highly-recognized experts in the field of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue remodeling