Long time exposure to soy/isoflavone-rich diet enhances testicular and prostate health in Long-Evans rats

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1494-1501

  Blake, Crystal ^a   Hansen, Trevor ^a   Simmons, Trent C ^a   Lephart, Edwin D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Isoflavones; Prostate; SERM; Soy; Testes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84880509655     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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