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PHYTOESTROGEN [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Plant Biology
OBS

[Phytoestrogens are] substances with [estrogenic] activity ... produced in plants. Include isoflavones and coumestans. Most of these agents undergo major changes in the rumen, the agents becoming much more potent as a result of the change, e.g. formononetin, which has very little activity, is converted to a potent oestrogen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Biologie végétale
CONT

Administration [du] phytoestrogène L4 - SUP 14C [(formononétine)] à deux poules adultes par la voie intramusculaire.

OBS

Exemple tiré de la base de données PASCAL.

OBS

Présent dans certaines plantes et pouvant avoir des effets nocifs pour les animaux.

Spanish

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