Urinary isoflavone phytoestrogens in German children and adolescents - A longitudinal examination in the DONALD cohort

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-367

  Degen, Gisela H ^a   Blaszkewicz, Meinolf ^a   Shi, Lijie ^b   Buyken, Anette E ^b   Remer, Thomas ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHILD NUTRITION   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Daidzein; Equol; Genistein; Phytoestrogens

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DAIDZEIN; EQUOL; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; SOYBEAN; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; DIET; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GENISTEIN; GERMANY; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYTOESTROGENS; SOYBEANS;

EID: 79952170380     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201000325     Document Type: Article

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