Soy protein isolates of varying isoflavone content exert minor effects on serum reproductive hormones in healthy young men

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 584-591

  Dillingham, Barbara L ^a   McVeigh, Brianne L ^a   Lampe, Johanna W ^b   Duncan, Alison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthy men; Isoflavones; Reproductive hormones; Soy protein

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE SULFATE; ISOFLAVONE; MILK PROTEIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 14944368257     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.3.584     Document Type: Conference Paper

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