Antioxidant activity of tea polyphenols in vivo: Evidence from animal studies

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Frei, Balz ^a   Higdon, Jane V ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Biomarker; Oxidative damage; Polyphenol; Tea

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYDEOXYGUANOSINE; ANTIOXIDANT; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; CATECHIN; DNA BASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LIPOXYGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THEAFLAVIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSITION ELEMENT; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COLON CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS CANCER; SKIN CANCER; TEA;

ANIMALIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0141639855     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.10.3275s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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