Antioxidant Role of Catechin in Health and Disease

Polyphenols in Human Health and Disease

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 267-271

  Zanwar, Anand A ^a,b   Badole, Sachin L ^c   Shende, Pankaj S ^d   Hegde, Mahabaleshwar V ^a   Bodhankar, Subhash L ^b  

^a Bharati Vidyapeeth   (India)

^b BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Catechin; Degenerative disease; Green tea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902558887     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-398456-2.00021-9     Document Type: Chapter

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