The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 341-347 , May 2007

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate increases the formation of mineralized bone nodules by human osteoblast-like cells

  • Bahareh Vali

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E2
    • ,
  • Leticia G. Rao

      Affiliations

    • Calcium Research Laboratory, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, St. Michael's Hospital and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1A6
    • ,
  • Ahmed El-Sohemy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E2
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 416 946 5776; fax: +1 416 978 5882.

Received 11 March 2006 ,Revised 26 June 2006 ,Accepted 27 June 2006.

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PII: S0955-2863(06)00163-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2006.06.005

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 341-347 , May 2007

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