The specific anti-cancer activity of green tea (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG)
✍ Scribed by Y.-C. Wang; U. Bachrach
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 152 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0939-4451
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