Circulating levels of genistein in the neonate, apart from dose and route, predict future adverse female reproductive outcomes

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 272-279

  Jefferson, Wendy N ^a   Williams, Carmen J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Ovary; Oviduct; Uterus

Indexed keywords

GENISTEIN; GENISTIN; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BLOOD LEVEL; CARCINOGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PREDICTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENISTEIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PHYTOESTROGENS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 79953756068     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2010.10.001     Document Type: Review

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