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Genoprotective effects of green tea (Camellia sinensis) in human subjects: results of a controlled supplementation trial.
The British journal of nutrition - 1 Jan 2011
Han K C, Wong W C, Benzie Iris F F
Abstract excerpt
Green tea is rich in polyphenolic antioxidants and has widely reported but largely unsubstantiated health benefits. In the present study, genoprotective effects of two types of green tea were studied both in an in vitro and in a human supplementation trial. For the in vitro study, human lymphocytes were pre-incubated in tea (0·005-0·1 %, w/v), washed and subjected to oxidant challenge induced by H2O2. In a...
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