The liver-protecting activity of melanin-like pigment derived from black tea

Food Research International

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 505-511

  Sava, V M ^a   Hung, Y C ^b   Blagodarsky, V A ^c   Hong, M Y ^b   Huang, G S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Odessa Regional Psychiatric Hospital No 1   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Hydrazine intoxication; Liver protection; Melanin; Tea

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; FOOD PRODUCTS; HYDRAZINE; METABOLISM; PHENOLS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

INTOXICATION;

PIGMENTS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0037265180     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-9969(02)00199-0     Document Type: Article

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