Table 4.
Incorporation of 3H-EGCG into target organs of mice
| Organ | Percentage of total administered radioactivity after 24 h | Reduction of tumor incidence |
| Stomach | 3.93 | 62.0→31.0 |
| Duodenum | 0.35 | 63.0→20.0 |
| Small intestine | 5.69 | ND |
| Colon | 4.52 | 77.3→38.1; 67.0→33.0a |
| Liver | 0.89 | 83.3→52.2 |
| Brain | 0.32 | ND |
| Kidney | 0.28 | ND |
| Lung | 0.16 | 96.3→65.5 |
| Pancreas | 0.07 | 54.0→28.0 |
| Skin | 1.9×104/100 mg | 65.0→28.0a |
ND: not determined
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Adapted from Fujiki et al. (2012), with kind permission from Springer Science+Business Media