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Remodeling MMPIs

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Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors will be approved as drugs, probably this year, but questions remain concerning their specificity, bioavailability, and potential long-term toxicity

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Hodgson, J. Remodeling MMPIs. Nat Biotechnol 13, 554–557 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0695-554

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