Reproductive actions of phytoestrogens

Bailliere's Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 667-690

  Whitten, P L ^a   Naftolin, F ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental actions; In vitro actions; Isoflavonoids; Mammary cancer; Ovarian cycle; Postmenopausal; Reproductive tract

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; ISOFLAVONOID; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ANESTRUS; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST CANCER; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MASTALGIA; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARIECTOMY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOYBEAN; VAGINA;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032467036     PISSN: 0950351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-351X(98)80010-4     Document Type: Article

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