Respiratory Medicine
Volume 103, Issue 11 , Pages 1746-1754 , November 2009

Chinese green tea ameliorates lung injury in cigarette smoke-exposed rats

  • Ka H. Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Siu P. Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Sze C. Yeung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Wallace H.L. So

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • C.H. Cho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Marcel W.L. Koo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Wah K. Lam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Mary S.M. Ip

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Ricky Y.K. Man

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Judith C.W. Mak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Department of Pharmacology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Room 804, Administration Block, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China. Tel.: +852 28555886; fax: +852 28186474.

Received 13 December 2008 ,Accepted 28 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.04.027

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 103, Issue 11 , Pages 1746-1754 , November 2009

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