Variance of estrogenic activity of the phytoestrogen-rich plant

Maturitas

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 350-357

  Cherdshewasart, Wichai ^a   Sriwatcharakul, Suttijit ^a   Malaivijitnond, Suchinda ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Isoflavonoid; Menopausal symptoms; Phytoestrogen; Pueraria mirifica; Uterotrophic assay; Vaginal cornification assay

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ESTRADIOL; PHYTOESTROGEN; PUERARIA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; IC 50; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PLANT TUBER; PUERARIA; PUERARIA MIRIFICA; RAT; SEASONAL VARIATION; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; OVARIECTOMY; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT TUBERS; PUERARIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEASONS; UTERUS; VAGINA;

PUERARIA MIRIFICA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 58049209768     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.09.017     Document Type: Article

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