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This article is part of a themed section on Principles of Pharmacological Research of Nutraceuticals. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v174.11/issuetoc.
SUBMITTER: Rietjens IMCM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5429336 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rietjens Ivonne M C M IMCM Louisse Jochem J Beekmann Karsten K
British journal of pharmacology 20161020 11
Phytoestrogens are plant-derived dietary compounds with structural similarity to 17-β-oestradiol (E2), the primary female sex hormone. This structural similarity to E2 enables phytoestrogens to cause (anti)oestrogenic effects by binding to the oestrogen receptors. The aim of the present review is to present a state-of-the-art overview of the potential health effects of dietary phytoestrogens. Various beneficial health effects have been ascribed to phytoestrogens, such as a lowered risk of menopa ...[more]