Inhibitory effects of tea catechins, black tea extract and oolong tea extract on hepatocarcinogenesis in rat

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1034-1038

  Matsumoto, Natsuki ^a   Kohri, Toshiyuki ^a   Okushio, Kazuo ^a   Hara, Yukihiko ^a  

^a Mitsui Norin Co Ltd ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Black tea extract; GSP P; Hepatocarcinogenesis; Oolong tea extract; Tea catechin

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEA;

EID: 0029844747     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1996.tb03106.x     Document Type: Article

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