Inhibition of carcinogenesis by tea: Bioavailability of tea polyphenols and mechanisms of actions

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 213-217

  Yang, Chung S ^a   Kim, Sungbin ^a   Yang, Guang Yu ^a   Lee, Mao Jung ^a   Liao, Jie ^a   Chung, Jee Y ^a   Ho, Chi Tang ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SALIVA LEVEL; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TEA; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033039112     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1373.1999.d01-36.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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