Phytoestrogen content of alfalfa cultivars grown in eastern Canada

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 765-771

  Seguin, Philippe ^a   Zheng, Wenju ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apigenin; Coumestrol; Cultivars; Lucerne; Luteolin; Phytoestrogens

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 33645458458     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2412     Document Type: Article

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