Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) for Clinical Trials: More Pitfalls than Promises?

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the main and most significant polyphenol in green tea, has shown numerous health promoting effects acting through different pathways, as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic agent, showing gene expression activity, functioning through growth factor-m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Derliz Mereles, Werner Hunstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/12/9/5592/