NCIt definition : Extracellular Matrix Degradation consists of conjugation, transport, oxidation, and/or
proteolysis of the supporting meshwork-like network of fibers and substances in the
extracellular space or basement membrane to which cells adhere and that promotes cell
proliferation. Extracellular Matrix is broken down during normal physiological and
disease processes such as bone remodeling, embryogenesis, cancer, and arthritis.;