Anti-androgenic action by red clover-derived dietary isoflavones reduces non-malignant prostate enlargement in aromatase knockout (ArKO) mice

Prostate

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-64

  Jarred, Renea A ^a   McPherson, Stephen J ^a   Jones, Margaret E E ^b   Simpson, Evan R ^b   Risbridger, Gail P ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Androgens; Aromatase deficient mouse (ArKO); Diet; Estrogens; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE; ESTROGEN; ISOFLAVONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER PREVENTION; CASTRATION; CLOVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROTEIN DIET; STEREOMETRY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WILD TYPE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BODY WEIGHT; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ESTROGENS; GENE EXPRESSION; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; ORCHIECTOMY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0037566873     PISSN: 02704137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pros.10230     Document Type: Article

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