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Soy protein isolate reduces hepatosteatosis in yellow Avy/a mice without altering coat color phenotype.
Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) - 1 Oct 2008
Badger T M, Ronis M J J, Wolff G, Stanley S, Ferguson M, Shankar K, Simpson P, Jo C-H
Abstract excerpt
Agouti (A(vy)/a) mice fed an AIN-93G diet containing the soy isoflavone genistein (GEN) prior to and during pregnancy were reported to shift coat color and body composition phenotypes from obese-yellow towards lean pseudoagouti, suggesting epigenetic programming. Human consumption of purified GEN is rare and soy protein is the primary source of GEN. Virgin a/a female and A(vy)/a male mice were fed AIN-93G diets...
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