Green tea polyphenols reduce body weight in rats by modulating obesity-related genes.

Beneficial effects of green tea polyphenols (GTP) against obesity have been reported, however, the mechanism of this protection is not clear. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify GTP-targeted genes in obesity using the high-fat-diet-induced obese rat model. A total of three groups...

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Main Authors: Chuanwen Lu, Wenbin Zhu, Chwan-Li Shen, Weimin Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3371013?pdf=render