In utero and postnatal exposure to Foeniculum vulgare and Linum usitatissimum seed extracts: modifications of key enzymes involved in epigenetic regulation and estrogen receptors expression in the offspring's ovaries of NMRI mice

• Autori principali: Fahimeh Pourjafari (Autore), Massood Ezzatabadipour (Autore), Seyed Noureddin Nematollahi-Mahani (Autore), Ali Afgar (Autore), Tahereh Haghpanah (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract Background Early-life exposure to exogenous estrogens such as phytoestrogens (plant-derived estrogens) could affect later health through epigenetic modifications. Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) and Linum usitatissimum (flax) are two common medicinal plants with high phytoestrogen content. Cons...