Hepatotoxicity due to extracts of Chinese green tea (Camellia sinensis): A growing concern

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 334-335

  Javaid, Adnan ^a   Bonkovsky, Herbert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GREEN TEA EXTRACT;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; JAUNDICE; LETTER; LIVER TOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TEA;

EID: 33745727273     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2006.05.005     Document Type: Letter

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