茶抗癌活性的动物试验和人体研究新进展

doi:10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2004.01.001

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Abstract: Anticancer activities of tea and tea constituents based on scientific evidences have been established in cellular systems and the underlined molecular mechanisms of action continue to be elucidated in such systems. Several recent papers have thoroughly reviewed available data from these in vitro studies. In this article, we review data from recent studies in experimental animal models, epidemiological studies and human intervention studies/clinical trials.

Key words: Tea science, Tea, Polyphenols, EGCG, Cancer, Animal model, Epidemiological study

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Hervé Huang, Xin-Qing Xu. Anticancer Activity of Tea: Evidence from Recent Animal Experiments and Human Studies[J]. Journal of Tea Science, 2004, 24(1): 1-11.

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