Interindividual variation in metabolism of soy isoflavones and lignans: Influence of habitual diet on equol production by the gut microflora

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-32

  Rowland, Ian R ^a   Wiseman, Helen ^b   Sanders, Tom A B ^b   Adlercreutz, Herman ^c   Bowey, Elizabeth A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d BIBRA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIDZEIN; ENTEROLACTONE; EQUOL; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONE; LIGNAN; MATAIRESINOL; PHYTOESTROGEN; SECOISOLARICIRESINOL; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARCINOGENICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; PLANT; SOYBEAN;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0034114568     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327914NC3601_5     Document Type: Article

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