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Table 2

Inhibitory Effect of Crude Green Tea Extracts

on the Growth of Mouse Sarcoma 180 Tumor

Dose

(mg/kg/day)

Average Tumor

Weight(a)

(g)

Inhibition

Ratio

(%)

Control

Extracts

MitomycinC

200p.o.~ 4

400p.o.~ 4

800p.o.~ 4

2i.p.~ 4

2.04}0.82

1.85}1.34

1.02}0.20

0.82}0.55

0.37}0.20

9.3

50.0(b)

59.8(c)

81.9(c)

(a):The means }S.E. (b):p>0.05 (c):p>0.01

The crude extacts of green tea leaves were daily administered to ICR mice orally

for 4 days after subcutaneous inoculation of sarcoma 180 cells( 1~107 cell/mouse).

Mitomycin C was used as a positive control. Tumor weight was compared with that of

the control (10 mice/group) on the 21st day after inoculation.