Phytoestrogens reduce bone loss and bone resorption in oophorectomized rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1795-1799

  Draper, Christine R ^a   Edel, Michael J ^a   Dick, Ian M ^a   Randall, Andrew G ^b   Martin, Graeme B ^a   Prince, Richard L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone density; Coumestrol; Phytoestrogens; Rats; Zearalanol

Indexed keywords

COUMESTROL; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN; ZERANOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030921703     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.9.1795     Document Type: Article

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