In vitro effects of natural phytoestrogens on sodium/iodide symporter mediated thyroid iodide uptake by using a differentiated TSH-dependent cell line

Soy food health effects are due to isoflavone (ISF) components functioning as phytoestrogens similar to natural estrogen. Epidemiological data suggest a role of estrogens in pathogenesis of thyroid diseases explaining their prevalence in women.Aim of this study was to determine in vitro effects of i...

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Main Authors: Patrizia Agretti, Giuseppina De Marco, Antonio Dimida, Eleonora Ferrarini, Massimo Tonacchera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Soy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617307028