The single and synergistic effects of the major tea components caffeine, epigallocatechin-3-gallate and l-theanine on rat sperm viability-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The single and synergistic effects of the major tea components caffeine, epigallocatechin-3-gallate and l-theanine on rat sperm viability

Published:2016 Issue:3 Volume:7 Page:1301-1305
ISSN:2042-6496
Container-title:Food & Function
language:en
Short-container-title:Food Funct.

Author:

Dias Tânia R.¹²³⁴⁵,Alves Marco G.¹²³⁴^ORCID,Casal Susana⁶⁷⁸⁹⁴^ORCID,Silva Branca M.¹²³⁴,Oliveira Pedro F.⁵¹⁰¹¹⁸⁹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Health Sciences Research Centre

2. University of Beira Interior

3. 6200-506 Covilhã

4. Portugal

5. Department of Microscopy

6. LAQV/REQUIMTE – Laboratory of Bromatology and Hydrology

7. Faculty of Pharmacy

8. University of Porto

9. 4050-313 Porto

10. Laboratory of Cell Biology

11. Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS) and Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB)

Abstract

The synergism between the main representatives of the major classes of tea components, caffeine, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and l-theanine, is crucial for the beneficial effects attributed to this beverage during sperm storage at room temperature.

Funder

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Medicine,Food Science

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/FO/C5FO01611H

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