Lack of biologically active estrogens in commercial cow milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-14

  Furnari, C ^a   Maroun, D ^a   Gyawali, S ^a   Snyder, B W ^a   Davis, A M ^a  

^a FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevated plus maze; Open field; Rat; Uterotrophic

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MILK; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATTLE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MILK; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UTERUS;

EID: 84055192837     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4365     Document Type: Article

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