Effects of dietary soy isoflovones on health, steroidogenesis, and thyroid gland function in dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-360

  Cerundolo, Rosario ^a   Michel, Kathy E ^a   Court, Michael H ^b   Shrestha, Binu ^b   Refsal, Kent R ^c   Oliver, Jack W ^d   Biourge, Vincent ^e   Shofer, Frances S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e Royal Canin Research Center   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIDZEIN; GENISTEIN; GLYCITEIN; ISOFLAVONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DIETARY INTAKE; DOG; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; STEROIDOGENESIS; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE SYNTHESIS; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIET; DOGS; FEMALE; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; SOYBEANS; STEROIDS; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 63249091073     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.70.3.353     Document Type: Article

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