EGCG, a major component of green tea, inhibits VEGF production by swine granulosa cells

BioFactors

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-33

  Basini, Giuseppina ^a   Bianco, Federico ^a   Grasselli, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; EGCG; Granulosa cells; Hypoxia; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; OXYGEN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULOSA CELL; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TEA;

EID: 17244375885     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520230104     Document Type: Article

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