"Camellia sinensis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Camellia sinensis L. (formerly Thea sinensis) is an evergreen Asiatic shrub of the THEACEAE family. The infusion of leaves of this plant is used as Oriental TEA which contains CAFFEINE; THEOPHYLLINE; and epigallocatechin gallate.
| Descriptor ID |
D028241
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.341.998.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Camellia sinensis- Camellia sinensis
- Camellia sinenses
- sinensis, Camellia
- Thea sinensis
- Thea sinenses
- sinensis, Thea
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| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Camellia sinensis" by people in Profiles.
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Tea contains potent inhibitors of tyrosine phosphatase PTP1B. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2011 Apr 01; 407(1):98-102.
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Green tea minimally affects biomarkers of inflammation in obese subjects with metabolic syndrome. Nutrition. 2011 Feb; 27(2):206-13.
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Green tea supplementation affects body weight, lipids, and lipid peroxidation in obese subjects with metabolic syndrome. J Am Coll Nutr. 2010 Feb; 29(1):31-40.