Estrogen and Progestin Bioactivity of Foods, Herbs, and Spices

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 369-378

  Zava, David T ^a,b   Dollbaum, Charles M ^a,b   Blen, Marilyn ^a  

^a Aeron Biotechnology Inc   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; DIOSGENIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GESTAGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; FOOD; GLYCYRRHIZA; HERB; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MILK; RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY; RECEPTOR BINDING; SALIVA; SPICE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CELL DIVISION; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROGESTINS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SALIVA; SPICES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

DIOSCOREA ALATA; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMULUS LUPULUS; ORIGANUM VULGARE; THYMUS VULGARIS; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TURNERA DIFFUSA; VERBENA;

EID: 0031888228     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3181/00379727-217-44247     Document Type: Article

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