Urinary isoflavonoid excretion in humans is dose dependent at low to moderate levels of soy-protein consumption

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-51

  Karr, Susan C ^b   Lampe, Johanna W ^b   Hutchins, Andrea M ^b   Slavin, Joanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Daidzein; Dose response; Enterodiol; Enterolactone; Genistein; Humans; Isoflavones; Lignan; O desmethylangolensin; Phytoestrogens; Soy; Urine

Indexed keywords

DAIDZEN; ENTERODIOL; ENTEROLACTONE; EQUOL; FLAVANOID; GENISTEIN; LIGNAN; ORTHO DESMETHYLANGOLENSINE; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030981470     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.1.46     Document Type: Article

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