Altered Estrogen Metabolism and Excretion in Humans Following Consumption of Indole-3-Carbinol

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 59-66

  Michnovicz, Jon J ^a   Bradlow, H Leon ^a  

^a Institute for Hormone Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WATER; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGENS, CATECHOL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROXYESTRONES; HYDROXYLATION; INDOLES; MALE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRITIUM;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA;

EID: 0025781767     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: 15327914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589109514141     Document Type: Article

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