Induction of apoptosis in prostate cancer cell lines by the green tea component, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate

Cancer Letters

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Paschka, Adrian G ^a   Butler, Rachel ^a   Young, Charles Y F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Green tea; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DNA FRAGMENT; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TEA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CATECHIN; CELL COUNT; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TEA; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032516721     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(98)00084-6     Document Type: Article

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