Antioxidant Activity in Plasma and Tissues Distribution of (—)-Epigallocatechin Gallate after Oral Administration to Rats

Journal of Oleo Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 289-298

  Raneva, Violeta G ^a   Shimizu, Yukiko ^a   Shimasaki, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

( ) epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG); antioxidant; high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (HPLC ED); plasma levels; tissues distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953230545     PISSN: 13458957     EISSN: 13473352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5650/jos.54.289     Document Type: Article

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