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Evaluation of estrogenic activity of plant extracts for the potential treatment of menopausal symptoms
(2001)
Eight botanical preparations that are commonly used for the treatment of menopausal symptoms were tested for estrogenic activity. Methanol extracts of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), chasteberry (Vitex agnus-castus ...
Soy protein isolate prevents chemically-induced rat mammary tumors
(2002)
purified daidzein at 200 mg/kg diet
The soy isoflavone daidzein improves the capacity of tamoxifen to prevent mammary tumours
(2005)
The aim of this study was to determine how the efficacy of tamoxifen is affected when combined with soy isoflavones. To address this, female Sprague-Dawley rats were placed on diets supplemented with tamoxifen, genistein, ...
Chemopreventive effects of soy protein and purified soy isoflavones on DMBA-induced mammary tumors in female Sprague-Dawley rats
(2001)
There are conflicting reports on the effect of soy and its components on mammary carcinogenesis in adult female rats, mainly because of different rodent models that are used in chemoprevention studies. The present study ...
Trifolium pratense (red clover) exhibits estrogenic effects in vivo in ovariectomized sprague-dawley rats
(2002)
Studies were conducted using an ovariectomized rat model to determine the estrogenic and antiestrogenic activity of Trifolium pratense L. (red clover) extracts. A red clover extract, standardized to contain 15% isoflavones ...