| neutrophil collagenase | <enzyme> Cleaves interstitial collagens in the triple helical domain; cleaves type I collagen more rapidly than type III; fibroblast collagenase cleaves at the same site as neutrophil colagenase Registry number: EC 3.4.24.34 Synonym: matrix metalloproteinase 8, mmp-8, mmp 8, fibroblast collagenase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| neutrophil granule | A granule stainable with the neutral component of stains, e.g., the Romanovsky-type blood stains. (05 Mar 2000) |