Tea in chemoprevention of cancer: Epidemiologic and experimental studies (Review)

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-238

  Katiyar, Santosh K ^a,b   Mukhtar, Kasan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer chemoprevention; Epidemiology; Tea polyphenols

Indexed keywords

EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN 3 GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FREE RADICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; THEAFLAVIN; THEARUBIGIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEA;

EID: 0030058720     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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