Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference (한국독성학회:학술대회논문집)

Korean Society of Toxicology & Korea Environmental Mutagen Society (한국독성학회)
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CHEMOPREVENTIVE EFFECT OF GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT: ESTROGENIC AND ANTIESTROGENIC POTENTIALS IN HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELL LINES

  • Oh, Seung-Min (Environmental Toxicology and Health Science, College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Chung, Kyu-Hyuck (Environmental Toxicology and Health Science, College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • Published : 2001.10.01
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Abstract

Phytoestrogens produced naturally by either plants or their seeds are three main classes of phytoestrogens: isoflavone, lignan and coumestan. Phytoestrogens can have both agonist and antagonist action of estrogenic activity. It is believed that phytoestrogens with agonist and antagonist action of estrogenic activity may reduce the risk of breast cancer, in addition to may reduce the risk of osteoporesis by therapeutic agent of breast cancer.(omitted)

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