The study of antioxidant and anticarcinogenic Green tea and Black tea

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 989-991

  Mehrabian, Sedighe ^a  

^a KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anticarcinogenic; Antioxidant; Black tea; Green tea

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; RATTUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 33947159704     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.989.991     Document Type: Article

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