"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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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phytoestrogens" by people in Profiles.
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Dietary flavonol intake is associated with age of puberty in a longitudinal cohort of girls. Nutr Res. 2013 Jul; 33(7):534-42.
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It's time for clinicians to reconsider their proscription against the use of soyfoods by breast cancer patients. Oncology (Williston Park). 2013 May; 27(5):430-7.
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Investigation of relationships between urinary biomarkers of phytoestrogens, phthalates, and phenols and pubertal stages in girls. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jul; 118(7):1039-46.
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Pilot study of urinary biomarkers of phytoestrogens, phthalates, and phenols in girls. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Jan; 115(1):116-21.
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Lignan and isoflavone excretion in relation to uterine fibroids: a case-control study of young to middle-aged women in the United States. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Sep; 84(3):587-93.
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Soy-isoflavone-enriched foods and markers of lipid and glucose metabolism in postmenopausal women: interactions with genotype and equol production. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Mar; 83(3):592-600.
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Soy-isoflavone-enriched foods and inflammatory biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women: interactions with genotype and equol production. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Dec; 82(6):1260-8; quiz 1365-6.
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Phytoestrogen consumption and breast cancer risk in a multiethnic population: the Bay Area Breast Cancer Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2001 Sep 01; 154(5):434-41.