Beneficial effects of tea and the green tea catechin epigallocatechin-3-gallate on obesity

Molecules

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Suzuki, Takuji ^a   Pervin, Monira ^b   Goto, Shingo ^b,c   Isemura, Mamoru ^b   Nakamura, Yoriyuki ^b  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^c Institute of Fruit Tree Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adipogenesis; AMPK; Catechin; Green tea; Lipogenesis; Lipolysis; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989193426     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21101305     Document Type: Review

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