Mechanisms of cancer chemoprevention by tea and tea polyphenols

Tea and Tea Products: Chemistry and Health-Promoting Properties

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 161-176

  Lin, Jen Kun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 67650829594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420008036-13     Document Type: Chapter

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