Effects of dietary powdered green tea and theanine on tumor growth and endogenous hyperlipidemia in hepatoma-bearing rats

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 711-716

  Zhang, Guoying ^a   Miura, Yutaka ^a   Yagasaki, Kazumi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Green tea; Hepatoma; Hyperlipidemia; Theanine; Tumor growth

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; THEANINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TEA; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; GLUTAMATES; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; TEA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036545487     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.66.711     Document Type: Article

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