Flaxseed and its lignan precursor, secoisolariciresinol diglycoside, affect pregnancy outcome and reproductive development in rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1861-1868

  Tou, Janet C L ^a   Chen, Jianmin ^a   Thompson, Lilian U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flaxseed; Lignans; Rats; Reproduction; Secoisolariciresinol diglycoside

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDE; LIGNAN; LINSEED OIL; SECOISOLARICIRESINOL DIGLYCOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROGENY; RAT;

EID: 0031737636     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.11.1861     Document Type: Article

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