Green tea catechins protect rats from microwave-induced oxidative damage to heart tissue

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 299-304

  Kim, Mi Ji ^a   Rhee, Soon Jae ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidative defense enzyme; Green tea catechin; Microwave; Mixed function oxidase system; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CATECHIN; CYTOCHROME P450; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDE; LIPOFUSCIN; PROTEIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HEART INJURY; HEART PROTECTION; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TEA; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATECHIN; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HEART; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOFUSCIN; MALE; MICROWAVES; MYOCARDIUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; TEA; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4644325181     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2004.7.299     Document Type: Article

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