Genistein exposure during the early postnatal period favors the development of obesity in female, but not male rats

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 161-174

  Strakovsky, Rita S ^a   Lezmi, Stéphane ^a   Flaws, Jodi A ^a   Schantz, Susan L ^a   Pan, Yuan Xiang ^a   Helferich, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipogenesis; Body composition; Genistein; Methylation; Obesity; Soy infant formula

Indexed keywords

ADIPOGENESIS; BODY COMPOSITION; GENISTEIN; METHYLATION; OBESITY; SOY INFANT FORMULA.;

ADIPOSITY; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY COMPOSITION; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEIN-ALPHA; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEIN-BETA; FEMALE; GENISTEIN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYTOESTROGENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 84894294802     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kft331     Document Type: Article

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