Phytochemicals and cancer

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-215

  Johnson, Ian T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti carcinogenic activity; Chemoprevention; Molecular effects; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSINOLATE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE P1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; QUERCETIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; BIOAVAILABILITY; CANCER INHIBITION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DRUG EFFECT; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION;

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CHEMOPREVENTION; DIET; FRUIT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; VEGETABLES;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA;

EID: 34247641103     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665107005459     Document Type: Review

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