Evidence of Estrogenic Effect by the Three-Month-Intervention of Isoflavone on Vaginal Maturation and Bone Metabolism in Early Postmenopausal Women

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 613-619

  Uesugi, Takehiko ^a   Toda, Toshiya ^a   Okuhira, Takenori ^a   Chen, Jui Tung ^b  

^a WHO Collaborating Center for Research on Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases   (Japan)

^b JT Chen Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone metabolism; Isoflavone; Postmenopausal women; Vaginal differentiation

Indexed keywords

DAIDZEIN; DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; FOLLITROPIN; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONE; PLACEBO; PYRIDINOLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE DENSITY; BONE METABOLISM; BONE MINERAL; BONE TURNOVER; CELL MATURATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG URINE LEVEL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINALYSIS; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINA SMEAR;

AMINO ACIDS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; VAGINA;

EID: 0344873273     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.50.613     Document Type: Article

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