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NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
Volume 132, Issue -, Pages 648-663Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.12.007
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Gonadal hormones; Estrogens; ER; Aging
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- University of Siena
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This narrative review summarizes the physiological role of estrogens and the potential health benefits of phytoestrogens, with a particular focus on the possible role of phytoestrogens in aging.
Estrogens are the hormones of reproduction in women as well as of many other important functions in the male and female body. They undergo significant changes in the different phases of life, e.g. during puberty, pregnancy or at menopause/andropause. Phytoestrogens are natural non-steroidal phenolic plant compounds that can mimic the activity of estrogens and their beneficial effects in women and in men. This narrative review summarizes the literature on the physiological role of estrogens and the several potential health benefits of phytoestrogens, with particular attention given to the possible role of phytoestrogens in aging.
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