Cancer chemoprevention: Tea polyphenol induced cellular and molecular responses

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 109-116

  Roy, Madhumita ^a   Siddiqi, Maqsood ^a   Bhattacharya, Rathin K ^a  

^a CHITTARANJAN NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antigenotoxic; Antimutagenic; Antioxidant; Antitumor promotion; Apoptosis signal transduction; Catechin; Chemoprevention; Tea polyphenol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012342664     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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