Effects of some dietary phytoestrogens in animal studies: Review of a confusing landscape

Lab Animal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 43-48

  Yang, Chun Zhi ^a   Bittner, George D ^b  

^a CertiChem Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIDZEIN; GENISTEIN; PHYTOESTROGEN; ESTROGEN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

CARCINOGENESIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOYBEAN; TUMOR GROWTH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MALE; PLANT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOYBEAN PROTEINS;

EID: 0036780730     PISSN: 00937355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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