Binding of phytoestrogens to rat uterine estrogen receptors and human sex hormone-binding globulins

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 649-656

  Hillerns, Pablo Ibieta ^a   Zu, Yuangang ^b   Fu, Yu Jie ^b   Wink, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Estrogen Receptor; Phytoestrogens; Sex Hormone binding Globulin

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA;

EID: 24344498361     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2005-7-823     Document Type: Article

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