Maturitas
Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 173-183 , 20 February 2007

The effects of soy extract on the uterus of castrated adult rats

  • Rejane Mosquette

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Sena Madureira 1245, 04021051 São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Manuel de Jesus Simões

      Affiliations

    • Department of Morphology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Sena Madureira 1245, 04021051 São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da Silva

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Sena Madureira 1245, 04021051 São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Celina Tizuko Fujiyama Oshima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Sena Madureira 1245, 04021051 São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Ricardo Martins Oliveira-Filho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, University of São Paulo, Rua Sena Madureira 1245, 04021051 São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Mauro Abi Haidar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Sena Madureira 1245, 04021051 São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Ricardo Santos Simões

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Sena Madureira 1245, 04021051 São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Edmund Chada Baracat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Sena Madureira 1245, 04021051 São Paulo, Brazil
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of São Paulo, Rua Sena Madureira 1245, 04021051 São Paulo, Brazil
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  • José Maria Soares Júnior

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Sena Madureira 1245, 04021051 São Paulo, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 11 50813685; fax: +55 11 50813685.

Received 12 January 2006 ,Revised 26 July 2006 ,Accepted 26 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.07.011

Maturitas
Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 173-183 , 20 February 2007

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