The tea polyphenol, (−)-epigallocatechin gallate effects on growth, apoptosis, and telomerase activity in cervical cell lines

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13-<i>cis</i>-Retinoic Acid in the Treatment of Oral Leukoplakia

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Green Tea Constituent Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate and Induction of Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest in Human Carcinoma Cells

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Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +17

Inhibition of growth and induction of apoptosis in human cancer cell lines by tea polyphenols

Guang‐Yu Yang · Carcinogenesis · 1998 · 675 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +15

Green tea epigallocatechin gallate shows a pronounced growth inhibitory effect on cancerous cells but not on their normal counterparts

Zong Ping Chen, John B. Schell, Chi‐Tang Ho et al. · Cancer Letters · 1998 · 383 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +15