Short-term changes in endogenous estrogen levels and consumption of soy isoflavones affect working and verbal memory in young adult females

Nutritional Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 251-262

  Islam, Fariha ^a   Sparks, Cassandra ^a   Roodenrys, Steven ^a   Astheimer, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognition; Estrogen; Menstrual cycle; Soy isoflavones; Verbal memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ISOFLAVONE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOYBEAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DIET; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MEMORY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; SOY FOODS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 56349105553     PISSN: 1028415X     EISSN: 14768305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/147683008X301612     Document Type: Article

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