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Effect of green tea on p53 mutation distribution in ultraviolet B radiation-induced mouse skin tumors.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Jul 1998
Liu Q, Wang Y, Crist K A, Wang Z Y, Lou Y R, Huang M T, Conney A H, You M
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, administration of green tea to SKH-1 mice, via the drinking fluid, was found to significantly reduce the incidence and volume of ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation-induced skin tumors. Thirty-six skin tumors induced by UVB and 32 skin tumors induced by UVB, in mice treated with green tea in their drinking water, were collected and examined for the presence of mutations in the p53 gene. Polymerase...
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