"Phytoestrogens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Compounds derived from plants, primarily ISOFLAVONES that mimic or modulate endogenous estrogens, usually by binding to ESTROGEN RECEPTORS.
| Descriptor ID |
D048789
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.399.472.277.540.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Phytoestrogens- Phytoestrogens
- Plant Estrogen
- Estrogen, Plant
- Phytoestrogen
- Plant Estrogens
- Estrogens, Plant
- Phyto-Estrogen
- Phyto Estrogen
Estrogen-Like Plant Extracts- Estrogen-Like Plant Extracts
- Estrogen Like Plant Extracts
- Extracts, Estrogen-Like Plant
- Plant Extracts, Estrogen-Like
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phytoestrogens" by people in Profiles.
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Legume, soy, tofu, and isoflavone intake and endometrial cancer risk in postmenopausal women in the multiethnic cohort study. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 Jan 04; 104(1):67-76.
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Formononetin, an isoflavone, relaxes rat isolated aorta through endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent pathways. J Nutr Biochem. 2010 Jul; 21(7):613-20.
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Dietary lignan intakes and risk of breast cancer by tumor estrogen receptor status. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2006 Oct; 99(3):309-11.
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I have a family history of prostate cancer. Can what I eat affect my chances of getting this disease? Health News. 2001 Jun; 7(6):10.