Protective action of green tea catechins in neuronal mitochondria during aging

Frontiers in Bioscience - Landmark

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 247-262

  Assuncao, Marco ^a   Andrade, Jose Paulo ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aging; Catechins; Green tea; Mitochondria; Neurons; Review

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; TEA;

AGING; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; TEA;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATECHIN; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; TEA;

EID: 84919725471     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/4307     Document Type: Review

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