The physiological actions of isoflavone phytoestrogens

Physiological Research

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 651-664

  Pilsakova L ^a   Riecansky I ^a,b   Jagla, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Estrogen receptor; Hormonal regulation; Isoflavones; Phytopharmaceuticals; Sex hormones; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649738304     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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