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MeSH Heading: Phytoestrogens
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.399.472.277.540.500
Unique ID: D048789
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D048789
Scope Note: Compounds derived from plants, primarily ISOFLAVONES that mimic or modulate endogenous estrogens, usually by binding to ESTROGEN RECEPTORS.
Entry Term(s): Estrogen-Like Plant Extracts; Phyto-Estrogen; Phytoestrogen; Plant Estrogen; Plant Estrogens
Previous Indexing: Estrogens, Non-Steroidal (1978-2003); Isoflavones (2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; PHYTOESTROGENS was indexed under ISOFLAVONES 2004 and ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL 1978-2003
History Note: 2005(1978)
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2016/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0068568
Scope Note: Compounds derived from plants, primarily ISOFLAVONES that mimic or modulate endogenous estrogens, usually by binding to ESTROGEN RECEPTORS.
Terms: Phytoestrogens Preferred Term
Term UI T098571
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Plant Estrogens
Term UI T000886069
Date09/03/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Plant Estrogen
Term UI T000886071
Date09/03/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Phyto-Estrogen
Term UI T098569
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Phytoestrogen
Term UI T098570
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005)

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