Lack of estrogenic or antiestrogenic actions of soy isoflavones in an avian model: The Japanese quail

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1885-1889

  Wilhelms, K W ^a   Scanes, C G ^a,b   Anderson, L L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Isoflavone; Oviduct; Quail; Reproduction; Testis

Indexed keywords

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 33750054975     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.11.1885     Document Type: Article

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