The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 287-296 , May 2007

Green tea and skin cancer: photoimmunology, angiogenesis and DNA repair

  • Suchitra Katiyar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
    • ,
  • Craig A. Elmets

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
    • Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
    • ,
  • Santosh K. Katiyar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
    • Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. Tel.: +1 205 975 2608; fax: +1 205 934 5745.

Received 15 June 2006 ,Revised 15 July 2006 ,Accepted 9 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2006.08.004

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 287-296 , May 2007

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