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Epigallocathechin gallate, polyphenol present in green tea, inhibits stem-like characteristics and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in nasopharyngeal cancer cell lines

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have demonstrated that the consumption of green tea inhibits the growth of various cancers. Most cancers are believed to be initiated from and maintained by a small population of cancer stem-like cells (CSC) or tumor-initiating cells (TIC) that are responsible for tumor...

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Autores principales: Lin, Chien-Hung, Shen, Yao-An, Hung, Peir-Haur, Yu, Yuan-Bin, Chen, Yann-Jang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23110507
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-12-201