ANTIOXIDATIVE EFFECT OF EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE AGAINST D-GALACTOSAMINE-INDUCED INJURY IN PRIMARY CULTURE OF RAT HEPATOCYTES
Literature data support that green tea and its major component epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) have powerful antioxidant effects. Contrary, hepatotoxicity can be induced by high-dose EGCG. The timing of exposure to green tea in relation to administration of hepatotoxic agent plays an import role too...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karolinum Press
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica |
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| Online Access: | https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/57/1/0003/ |