Reproductive safety studies with genistein in rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1319-1332

  McClain, R Michael ^a   Wolz, Erich ^b   Davidovich, Alberto ^c   Edwards, James ^b   Bausch, Jochen ^b  

^a McClain Associates   (United States)

^b DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

^c DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Daidzein; Estrogen; Genistein; Isoflavone; Phytoestrogen; Rats; Reproductive toxicity blood levels; Reproductive tract; Safety; Soy; Teratogenicity; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

GENISTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS WEIGHT; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTATION; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROGENY; RAT; REARING; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SCREENING; SEX RATIO; TERATOGENICITY;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENISTEIN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL ABNORMALITIES; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; RATTUS;

EID: 34447094731     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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