Effects of Chrysin on Urinary Testosterone Levels in Human Males

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 387-390

  Gambelunghe, Cristiana ^a,b   Rossi, Ruggero ^a   Sommavilla, Marco ^a   Ferranti, Chiara ^a   Rossi, Riccardo ^a   Ciculi, Chiara ^a   Gizzi, Stefania ^a   Micheletti, Alessandra ^a   Rufini, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Dipto di Med Clin e Sperimentole   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Chrysin; Doping; Estrogens; Flavonoids; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; CHRYSIN; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FLAVONOID; PROPOLIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; GRAIN; HEART PROTECTION; HONEY; HUMAN; LEGUME; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE LEVEL; VEGETABLE;

PROPOLIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642575996     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662003772519967     Document Type: Article

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