This thesis is based on the following publications:
| I | Saarialho-Kere U, Vaalamo M, Puolakkainen P, Airola K, Parks WC, and Karjalainen-Lindsberg M-L: Enhanced expression of matrilysin, collagenase, and stromelysin-1 in gastrointestinal ulcers. Am J Pathol 1996, 148: 519-526 |
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II | Vaalamo M, Weckroth M, Puolakkainen P, Saarinen P, Kere J, Lauharanta J, and Saarialho-Kere U: Patterns of matrix metalloproteinase and TIMP-1 expression in chronic and normally healing cutaneous wounds. Br J Dermatol 1996, 135:52-59 |
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III | Vaalamo M, Mattila L, Johansson N, Karjalainen-Lindsberg M-L, Kariniemi A-L, Kähäri V-M and Saarialho-Kere U: Distinct populations of stromal cells express collagenase-3 (MMP-13) and collagenase-1 (MMP-1) in chronic ulcers but not in normally healing wounds. J Invest Dermatol 1997, 109: 96-101 |
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IV | Vaalamo M, Karjalainen-Lindsberg M-L, Puolakkainen P, Kere J, Saarialho-Kere U: Distinct expression profiles of stromelysin-2 (MMP-10), collagenase-3 (MMP-13), macrophage metalloelastase (MMP-12) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP-3) in intestinal ulcerations. Am J Pathol 1998, 152: 1005-1014 |
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V | Vaalamo M, Leivo T, Saarialho-Kere U: Differential expression of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMP-1, -2, -3 and -4) in normal and aberrant wound healing. Human Pathol 1999, 30: 795-802 |
The publications are referred to in the text by their Roman numerals