Green tea inhibits Helicobacter growth in vivo and in vitro

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 473-478

  Stoicov, Calin ^a   Saffari, Reza ^a   Houghton, JeanMarie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catechins; Diet; Gastric cancer; Green tea; Helicobacter felis; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

GREEN TEA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER FELIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER FELIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; TEA;

EID: 63149121718     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.10.032     Document Type: Article

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