1. Plasma matrix metalloproteinase activity during the menstrual cycle of healthy ovulatory patients who underwent tubal ligation 
Maher A. Abdallah, M.D., Steven T. Nakajima, M.D., Paul C. Lin, M.D., Cicek Gercel-Taylor, Ph.D. 
Fertility and Sterility 
Volume 84, Issue 6, Pages (December 2005)
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2. FIGURE 1
(A) Total plasma matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1) peaks at the midluteal phase of the menstrual cycle and reaches lowest levels at late follicular phase. The active MMP-1 levels follow the same pattern. (B) Total active plasma MMP-9 peaks during menses and reaches lowest levels at midluteal phase.
Abdallah. MMP plasma levels in menstrual cycles. Fertil Steril 2005
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