Dietary factors affecting uterine weights of immature CD-1 mice used in uterotrophic bioassays

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 381-393

  Thigpen, Julius E ^a   Haseman, Joseph K ^a   Saunders, Hannah ^a   Locklear, Jacqueline ^a   Caviness, Gordon ^a   Grant, Mary ^a   Forsythe, Diane ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary phytoestrogens; Metabolizable energy; Rodent diets; Uterotrophic assays

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; UTERUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; ISOFLAVONES; MICE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; UTERUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0346525129     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-090X(02)00122-8     Document Type: Article

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