Reproductive consequences of developmental phytoestrogen exposure

Reproduction

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 247-260

  Jefferson, Wendy N ^a   Patisaul, Heather B ^b   Williams, Carmen J ^a  

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

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOESTROGEN;

DRUG EXPOSURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHYTOESTROGENS; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84858954315     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-11-0369     Document Type: Review

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