Black tea in chemo-prevention of cancer and other human diseases

Food Science and Human Wellness

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-21

  Pan, Min Hsiung ^a   Lai, Ching Shu ^a   Wang, Hong ^b   Lo, Chih Yu ^c   Ho, Chi Tang ^d   Li, Shiming ^e  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b Shaklee Corporation   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HUANGGANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Black tea; Cancer; Catechins; Human disease; Molecular mechanism; Theaflavins

Indexed keywords

EID: 85068993345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22134530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fshw.2013.03.004     Document Type: Review

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