Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases, Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases, and Extracellular Matrix mRNA Following Exposure to Mineral Fibers and Cigarette Smoke in Vivo

Yasuo Morimoto, Tohru Tsuda, Hiromi Nakamura, Hajime Hori, Hiroshi Yamato, Nobuhiko Nagata, Toshiaki Higashi, Masamitsu Kido, Isamu Tanaka, Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases, Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases, and Extracellular Matrix mRNA Following Exposure to Mineral Fibers and Cigarette Smoke in Vivo, Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 105, Supplement 5: Particle Toxicity (Sep., 1997), pp. 1247-1251