Effect of green tea on aged rat skeletal muscle
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Salwa Fares Ahmed; Dalia A. Elgamal
- Source
- The Egyptian Journal of Histology. 35:304-314
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Histology
business.industry
food and beverages
Skeletal muscle
medicine.disease
Green tea
Endocrinology
medicine.anatomical_structure
Sarcopenia
Internal medicine
medicine
Disease prevention
business
Electron microscopic
Aged rat
- Language
- ISSN
- 1110-0559
BackgroundAge-related sarcopenia represents a powerful risk factor for the loss of independence and physical disability in the elderly. Green tea contains a series of polyphenols called catechins and has been applied for disease prevention and treatment.Aim of the studyTo determine the effects of th