Phytoestrogens and reproductive biology

Reproductive Medicine and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 225-229

  Tamaya, Teruhiko ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endogenous hormone levels; Mechanism of action; Phytoestrogens; Reproductive effects

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALPHA RESORCYLIC ACID; COUMESTROL; DAIDZEIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GENISTEIN; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OPIOPOGONIS TUBER EXTRACT; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BODY COMPOSITION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CHEMOTAXIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FUSARIUM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; JAPAN; LEGUME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OPIOPOGONIS TUBER; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSORALEA; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 29644447542     PISSN: 14455781     EISSN: 14470578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0578.2005.00110.x     Document Type: Review

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