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Review
. 2006 Aug;77(4):280-397.
doi: 10.1002/bdrb.20086.

NTP-CERHR expert panel report on the reproductive and developmental toxicity of soy formula

Karl K Rozman  1 , Jatinder Bhatia, Antonia M Calafat, Christina Chambers, Martine Culty, Ruth A Etzel, Jodi A Flaws, Deborah K Hansen, Patricia B Hoyer, Elizabeth H Jeffery, James S Kesner, Sue Marty, John A Thomas, David Umbach
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NTP-CERHR expert panel report on the reproductive and developmental toxicity of soy formula

Karl K Rozman et al. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2006 Aug.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Chemical structures of isoflavones found in soy formula.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Metabolism of Genistein. Adapted from UK Committee on Toxicity (2003).
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Fig. 3
Metabolism of Daidzin. Adapted from UK Committee on Toxicity (2003) and Joannou et al. (1995).
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Fig. 4
Growth parameters in children assigned to soy formula or cow-milk formula for 3 months. n = 14–20 per data point, error bars omitted for clarity. From data presented by Cherry et al. (1968).
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Fig. 5
Infant blood urea nitrogen as a function of the protein content of food source. Human milk protein 1.2%, soy formula protein 2.0%, and cow-milk formula protein 2.8%. Data expressed as mean±SD. From data presented by Dean (1973).
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