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SUBMITTER: Kitajima Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5579627 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kitajima Yuriko Y Ogawa Shizuka S Egusa Shintaro S Ono Yusuke Y
Nutrients 20170804 8
Estrogens play a key role in an extensive range of physiological functions in various types of tissues throughout the body in females. We previously showed that estrogen insufficiency caused muscle weakness that could be rescued by estrogen administration in a young female ovariectomized (OVX) mouse model. However, long-term estrogen replacement therapy increases risks of breast cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Soymilk contains plant-based protein and isoflavones that exert estrogen-like acti ...[more]