Abstract
Plasmin is a serin protease with a broad substrate specificity which might cause disintegration of basal membranes, epithelium and surrounding matrix. Plasmin might also elicit degradation of tissue (Mullins & Rohrlich 1983).
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The work was supported by the Swedish Council for Forestry and Agricultural Research.
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