An insight into the harmful effects of soy protein: A review

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 131-139

  Sukalingam, K ^a   Ganesan, K ^b   Das, S ^a   Thent, Zar Chi ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carcinogenic; Hormonal disturbances; Soy isoflavone genistein; Soy protein; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ISOFLAVONE; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CYTOTOXICITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOCRINE GLAND; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENOTOXICITY; GOITER; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFERTILITY; LEYDIG CELL HYPERPLASIA; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MAMMARY GLAND; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CANCER; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HYPERPLASIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GENISTEIN; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; SOYBEAN PROTEINS;

EID: 84947072615     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: 19726007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7417/CT.2015.1843     Document Type: Article

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