Protection against polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-induced skin tumor initiation in mice by green tea polyphenols

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 411-415

  Wang, Zhi Y ^a,b   Khan, Wasiuddin A ^a,b   Bickers, David R ^a,b   Mukhtar, Hasan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYPHENOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACOLOGY; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; TEA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMAL; COCARCINOGENESIS; FEMALE; METHYLCHOLANTHRENE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TEA;

EID: 0024494977     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/10.2.411     Document Type: Article

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