Green tea catechins and their oxidative protection in the rat eye

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1523-1534

  Chu, Kai O N ^a,b   Chan, Kwok Ping ^a   Wang, Chi Chiu ^b   Chu, Ching Yan ^b   Li, Ying ^a   Choy, Kwong Wai ^b   Rogers, Michael Scott ^b   Pang, Chi Pui ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Catechins; Distribution; Eye tissues; Green tea; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EYE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATECHIN; EYE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS;

EID: 76449121630     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9032602     Document Type: Article

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