Preventive effects of black tea theaflavins againstmouse type IV allergy

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1983-1987

  Yoshino, Kyoji ^a   Yamazaki, Katsuko ^b   Sano, Mitsuaki ^b  

^a NUMAZU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Black tea; Cytokine; Mouse; Theaflavin; Type IV allergy

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; AUTACOID; BIFLAVONOID; CATECHIN; CYTOKINE; OXAZOLONE; PLANT EXTRACT; THEAFLAVIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYTOTHERAPY; TEA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIFLAVONOIDS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; CYTOKINES; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; OXAZOLONE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; MUS;

EID: 77955940759     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4035     Document Type: Article

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