The Inhibitory Effect of Green Tea on Vesical Oncogenesis
M. Matsushima · Aktuelle Urologie · 1996 · Heft S 1 · S. 38-39
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Summary: We investigated the inhibitory effect of green tea (sen cha) on the oncogenesis of vesical tumors induced in the rat by N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine (BBN). We divided Wistar rats into 6 groups and BBN was added to their drinking water in a concentration of 0.05% for 5 weeks. After that, the drinking water was replaced by ordinary tap water for the control group (group 1), sen cha for group 2, matcha for group 3, hoji cha for group 4, oolong tea for group 5, and black tea for group 6. Regarding the number and size of the tumors per rat, there were significant differences between the groups such…