(1) Physiology and Developmental Biology Department and Neuroscience Center, Brigham Young University, 84602 Provo, Utah, USA;(2) Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 45229 Cincinnati, OH, USA
Abstract:
Background
Isoflavones, the most abundant phytoestrogens in soy foods, are structurally similar to 17beta-estradiol. Few studies have examined the nociception and stress hormone responses after consumption of soy isoflavones.