Effects of a soy milk supplement on plasma cholesterol levels and oxidative DNA damage in men - A pilot study

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 143-138

  Mitchell, J H ^a   Collins, A R ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cholesterol; Comet assay; DNA damage; Phytoestrogen

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DAIDZEIN; DNA; ENTEROLACTONE; GENISTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PHYTOESTROGEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RICE; SOYBEAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0032806687     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003940050055     Document Type: Article

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