Absorption and distribution of tea catechin, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate, in the rat

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 679-684

  Nakagawa, Kiyotaka ^a   Miyazawa, Teruo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Epigallotechin gallate; Metabolism; Rats; Tea catechin

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACOKINETICS; RAT; TEA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031441473     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.43.679     Document Type: Article

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