Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8226389 International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 2012 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
The present study demonstrates for the first time that radiation induces an imbalance between MMP-2 and TIMP-2 levels and suggests that degradation of collagen type IV, a major ECM component of BBB basement membrane, may have a role in the pathogenesis of brain injury.
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