Inhibition of carcinogenesis by tea: The evidence from experimental studies

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 761-770

  Dreosti, Ivor E ^a   Wargovich, Michael J ^b   Yang, C S ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Black tea; Carcinogenesis; Green tea; Polyphenols; Tea

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; POLYPHENOLS;

ANIMAL; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; LUNG TUMOR; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR; TEA;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FLAVONOIDS; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TEA;

EID: 0031296955     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408399709527801     Document Type: Article

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