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Dietary phytoestrogen, diosgenin interrupts metabolism, physiology and reproduction of the Swiss albino mice: possible mode of action as an emerging environmental contaminant, endocrine disruptor and reproductive toxicant
2022-11-03
Abstract excerpt
Dietary phytoestrogens are the main sources of environmental contamination because of their estrogen-mimic and endocrine-disrupting effects and pose a threat to microbial, soil, plant and animal health. Diosgenin, a phytosteroid saponin, is being used as nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, contraceptive, and in the hormone replacement therapy against numerous diseases and disorders. Due to the lack of research on...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 1421fec3-3223-52e6-8941-f155f8742ffd
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2220522/v1
