Anti-cancer effects of green tea by either anti- or pro- oxidative mechanisms

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1649-1654

  Hayakawa, Sumio ^a   Saito, Kieko ^b   Miyoshi, Noriyuki ^c   Ohishi, Tomokazu ^d   Oishi, Yumiko ^a   Miyoshi, Mamoru ^b   Nakamura, Yoriyuki ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tea Science Center   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^d Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN)   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Catechin; Epigallocatechin gallate; Green tea; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; TEA;

CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; TEA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; TEA;

EID: 84973165147     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2016.17.4.1649     Document Type: Short Survey

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