Isoflavonoid and lignan phytoestrogens as dietary biomarkers

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Lampe, Johanna W ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Diet assessment; Epidemiology; Isoflavonoids; Lignans; Nutrition; Phytoestrogens

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE; DAIDZEIN; ENTERODIOL; ENTEROLACTONE; EQUOL; FAT; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONOID; LIGNAN; MATAIRESINOL; PHYTOESTROGEN; SECOISOLARICIRESINOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FLUID; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; GRAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE FLORA; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SOYBEAN; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0037373519     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.3.956s     Document Type: Article

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