Phytoestrogen biological actions on mammalian reproductive system and cancer growth

Scientia Pharmaceutica

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-20

  Zhao, E ^a   Mu, Qing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Estrogen receptor; Ovarian cancer; Phytoestrogen

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GENISTEIN; GONADORELIN; GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PHYTOESTROGEN;

APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONAD; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PROSTATE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79952969751     PISSN: 00368709     EISSN: 22180532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3797/scipharm.1007-15     Document Type: Review

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