Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ferment which liquefies gelatin but which does not digest coagulated egg-albumin or fibrin in either acid, neutral, or alkaline solutions.
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- noun biochemistry Any of several
proteolytic enzymes that catalyze thehydrolysis ofgelatine
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Examples
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The FDA has accepted for review a diagnostic test from Abbott Laboratories which can detect neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a biomarker which indicates that a patient is at risk for acute kidney injury (AKI).
Medgadget Smit 2010
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The gelatinases comprise MMP-2 (gelatinase A) and MMP-9 (gelatinase B), both of which cleave several components of the extracellular matrix.
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Morrison CJ, Butler GS, Bigg HF, Roberts CR, Soloway PD, et al. (2001) Cellular activation of MMP-2 (gelatinase A) by MT2-MMP occurs via a TIMP-2-independent pathway.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Virginie Renaud et al. 2010
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The FDA has accepted for review a diagnostic test from Abbott Laboratories which can detect neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a biomarker which indicates that a patient is at risk for acute kidney injury (AKI).
Medgadget Smit 2010
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To identify factors that might predict response to sunitinib in patients with renal cell carcinoma, we measured serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Camillo Porta 2010
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These cells showed reduced migration and invasion that paralleled decreased gelatinase MMP-2 activity and increased expression and secretion of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) and TIMP-2.
Elites TV PLoS ONE 2010
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A novel diagnostic test to rapidly detect neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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This compares favorably with other established biomarkers of AKI such as kidney injury molecule-1, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin,
Naturejobs - All Jobs Michael A Ferguson 2010
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The FDA has accepted for review a diagnostic test from Abbott Laboratories which can detect neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a biomarker which indicates that a patient is at risk for acute kidney injury (AKI).
Medgadget Smit 2010
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Collagenase-1, stromelysin-1 and 92 kDa gelatinase are associated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha induced morphological change of human endothelial cells in vitro.
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