Table 3.

Distribution of green tea catechins in rat organs

Organ	EGCG (ng/g tissue)	EGC (ng/g tissue)	EC (ng/g tissue)
Intestine	487.8±121.5	303.2±7.0	925.0±261.5
Esophagus	279.9±0	185.9±8.1	192.8±11.4
Prostate	57.7±20.9	250.6±66.1	234.5±59.2
Spleen	40.7±30.5	93.0±22.5	75.5±11.1
Bladder	201.4±154.0	810.4±299.4	794.7±308.0
Lung	16.7±0	187.3±66.9	228.9±89.1
Kidney	58.4±8.3	508.3±70.8	425.0±84.2
Liver	20.8±2.4	50.2±17.4	43.5±14.5
Heart	3.5±0.4	30.1±6.6	20.7±5.9
Thyroid	7.2±4.3	48.8±7.6	36.9±8.9

Adapted from Kim et al. (2000) by permission of Taylor & Francis Ltd.