Green tea catechins are potent anti-oxidants that ameliorate sodium iodate-induced retinal degeneration in rats

Green tea extracts exhibit anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory actions in different disease conditions. We hypothesized that green tea extract and its catechin constituents ameliorate sodium iodate-induced retinal degeneration in rats by counteracting oxidative stress. In this study, adult Sprague-...

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Main Authors: Yang, Yaping, Qin, Yong Jie, Yip, Yolanda W. Y., Chan, Kwok Ping, Chu, Kai On, Chu, Wai Kit, Ng, Tsz Kin, Pang, Chi Pui, Chan, Sun On
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4935886/