Green tea in chemoprevention of cancer

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 111-117

  Mukhtar, Hasan ^a   Ahmad, Nihal ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemoprevention; Epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG); Green tea polyphenols

Indexed keywords

EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; POLYPHENOL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; TEA;

EID: 0033391076     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/52.2.111     Document Type: Article

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