Consumption of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium longum do not alter urinary equol excretion and plasma reproductive hormones in premenopausal women

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1635-1642

  Bonorden, M J L ^a   Greany, K A ^a   Wangen, K E ^a   Phipps, W R ^b   Feirtag, J ^a   Adlercreutz, H ^c   Kurzer, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Equol; Hormone; Isoflavone; Phytoestrogen; Premenopausal; Probiotic; Women

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; EQUOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ESTRONE SULFATE; PLACEBO; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DIETARY FIBER; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PREMENOPAUSE; PROBIOTICS; RISK FACTORS;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS;

EID: 11144295641     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602020     Document Type: Article

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