Green tea and prevention of esophageal and lung cancers

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 886-904

  Yuan, Jian Min ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Green tea; Lung cancer; Polyphenol

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; OXIDIZING AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOLS;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TEA;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OXIDANTS; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RISK FACTORS; TEA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79958060922     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201000637     Document Type: Review

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