Effects of isoflavone on oxidative stress parameters and homocysteine in postmenopausal women complaining of insomnia

Biological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-287

  Brandão, Letícia C ^a   Hachul, Helena ^a   Bittencourt, Lia R ^a   Baracat, Edmund C ^a   Tufik, Sergio ^a   D'Almeida, Vânia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Homocysteine; Insomnia; Isoflavones; Menopause; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATALASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOYBEAN PROTEINS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73349089946     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602009000300002     Document Type: Article

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