The effect of genistein on insulin resistance, inflammatory factors, lipid profile, and histopathologic indices in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome |
Amanat, Sasan
(Department of Nutrition, School of Health, Larestan University of Medical Sciences)
Ashkar, Fatemeh (Food and Nutrition Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) Eftekhari, Mohammad Hassan (Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) Tanideh, Nader (Stem Cells Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) Doaei, Saeid (Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Al-Zahra Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences) Gholamalizadeh, Maryam (Student Research Committee, Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences) Koohpeyma, Farhad (Department of Endocrinology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) Mokhtari, Maral (Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) |
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