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Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2004 ▪ Abstract Collectively, plants contain several different families of natural products among which are compounds with weak estrogenic or antiestrogenic activity toward mammals. These compounds, termed phytoestrogens, include certain isoflavonoids, flavonoids, stilbenes, and lignans.
Dixon, R.A.
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Soy and phytoestrogens: possible side effects
GMS German Medical Science, 2014 [english] Phytoestrogens are present in certain edible plants being most abundant in soy; they are structurally and functionally analogous to the estrogens. Phytoestrogens have been applied for compensation of hormone deficiency in the menopause.
Jargin, Sergei V.
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The Effect of Phytoestrogens on Cognitive Function and Alzheimer’s Disease [PDF]
International Journal of Nutrition Sciences, 2018 Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to a significant cognitive loss. It was shown that the rise in life expectancy and the number of elderly people in the community led to an increasing trend in incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer’s ...
Faezeh Ghanbari Gohari +1 more
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Phytoestrogens: Food or Drug? [PDF]
, 2006 Within the past several years, the relation between diet and health has been accepted by the mainstream nutrition community and in this connection interest in the physiological role of bioactive compounds present in plants has dramatically increased over the last decade.The phytoestrogens are bioactive molecules present as nutritional constituents of ...
BACCIOTTINI, LUCIA +5 more
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Phytoestrogens by inhibiting the non-classical oestrogen receptor, overcome the adverse effect of bisphenol A on hFOB 1.19 cells [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2020 Objective(s): Since bisphenol A (BPA) induces bone loss and phytoestrogens enhance the osteoblastogenesis by binding to the non-classical and classical oestrogen receptors, respectively, the present study was aimed to observe the osteoprotective effect ...
Zar Chi Thent +4 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Osteoporosis and periodontitis are two major chronic diseases of postmenopausal women. The association between these two diseases are evident through systemic bone loss and alveolar bone loss.
Putri Ayu Jayusman +5 more
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Soy phytoestrogens: efficiency in menopause and potential side effects
Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2020 Phytoestrogens are present in certain edible plants being most abundant in soy; they are structurally and functionally analogous to estrogens. These substances are used for compensation of hormone deficiency in menopause.
S.V. Jargin
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Phytoestrogens for the Management of Endometriosis: Findings and Issues
Pharmaceuticals, 2021 Endometriosis, a chronic disease characterized by recurrent pelvic pain and infertility, severely impacts the health and life quality of many women worldwide.
Xia Cai +4 more
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Androgen receptor expression in the rat prostate is down-regulated by dietary phytoestrogens
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2004 Background It is well established that the growth of the prostate gland is a hormone-dependent phenomenon involving both androgenic and estrogenic control.
Handa Robert J +4 more
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Characterization of Phytoestrogens in Medicago sativa L. and Grazing Beef Cattle
Metabolites, 2021 Phytoestrogens are plant-produced bioactive secondary metabolites known to play an integral role in plant defense that frequently accumulate in times of stress and/or microbial infection.
Jessica M. Wyse +5 more
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