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This study was supported by Research Center for Minority Institutes (RCMI) Grant G12 RR03032 and National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 1 R01 HD046228 (A.A.).
Cite this article as: Zhang D, Al-Hendy M, Richard-Davis G, et al. Green tea extract inhibits proliferation of uterine leiomyoma cells in vitro and in nude mice. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:289.e1-9.