Diverse effects of phytoestrogens on the reproductive performance: Cow as a model

International Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wocławek Potocka, Izabela ^a   Mannelli, Chiara ^a,b   Boruszewska, Dorota ^a   Kowalczyk Zieba, Ilona ^a   Waśniewski, Tomasz ^c   Skarzyński, Dariusz J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 ETHYLPHENOL; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; DAIDZEIN; EQUOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GENISTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE; ISOFLAVONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; CANCER RISK; COW; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DYSMENORRHEA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTESTINE FLORA; LUTEOLYSIS; MASTITIS; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; METRITIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RECEPTOR BINDING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; SOYBEAN;

EID: 84877994736     PISSN: 16878337     EISSN: 16878345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/650984     Document Type: Review

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