Anti Oxidative Effect of Black Tea Theaflavin on Erythrocytes Subjected to Oxidative Stress

National Academy Science Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 25-28

  Fatima, Mahejabeen ^a   Rizvi, Syed Ibrahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Black tea; Oxidative stress; Rat; Theaflavin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920845669     PISSN: 0250541X     EISSN: 22501754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40009-014-0285-9     Document Type: Article

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