Cancer Chemoprevention by Black Tea Polyphenols: Emerging Evidence and Molecular Targets

Tea in Health and Disease Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 737-750

  Nagini, Siddavaram ^a   Senthil Murugan, Ramalingam ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 84882859441     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384937-3.00062-8     Document Type: Chapter

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